Activities like gardening, drawing, and storytelling keep Dhyana busy: Manan Desai

With schools, tuitions and even birthday parties going online, it is giving children more exposure to screens. Naturally most parents are getting worried about this excess screen usage. But, actor-comedian Manan Desai and wife Vidya have figured out ways to keep their daughter creatively engaged in different ways and limit their screen time.

With playgrounds being shut and classes happening online, it is difficult to completely stop their screen usage. However, we diligently follow this one rule of ‘no screen time’ at the dining table, while waking up and when going to bed. Vidya and I are keeping Dhyana (4) busy with various activities like drawing, arts and crafts, storytelling, and gardening. Dhyana loves to water the plants and takes this chore very seriously."