‘We both struggled for three years’: Kajol on the ‘irrational’ phase of parenting Gen Z daughter Nysa Devgan and the one change that saved their bond | Lifestyle News
4 min readNew DelhiApr 30, 2026 09:00 PM IST Actor Kajol recently opened up about a phase of parenting that many families go through but rarely talk about—navigating the teenage years. Speaking about her relationship with her daughter, Nysa Devgan, on a podcast with Lilly Singh, Kajol admitted that building a healthy dynamic with a Gen Z child took conscious effort and time. Reflecting on those years, she said, “I have a lot of talks with her, I talk to her through things. It’s a relationship that we had to build. Hormones hit, and she was 12. And we were all over the place. We were fighting, and we were both irrational at times. We were both illogical at times. Being the adult, I stood up, and I said, I should be a little more rational. I decided that I am not going to fight with her that much; I’m going to try to talk to her. As much as I can talk to her till she starts listening to me. And work with her …
