Pakistani clinical psychologist and social media influencer Maheen Anwari has harshly criticized actress and host Fiza Ali for her parenting style while sharing a video.
Maheen says that parents’ highlighting of their children on social media can have negative effects on their mental health in the future.
Fiza Ali keeps sharing pictures and videos of her ten-year-old daughter Faraal Fawad on Instagram along with her daily activities.
Recently, Maheen Anwari posted a video of Fiza Ali and her daughter on her account and wrote that she is feeling very disappointed to see this trend. According to her, parents, especially mothers, are putting their young daughters in the spotlight to get views and attention, which is worrying.
The psychologist also gave an example to illustrate his point and said that the 15-year-old girl he spoke to was suffering from mental stress and difficulties due to her mother’s behavior. He appealed to parents to avoid making children’s innocence into social media content.
In his message, he directly addressed Fiza Ali and said that she should think about the extent to which this behavior can have profound psychological effects on children.
After the video surfaced, a debate broke out on social media where some users praised the psychologist for speaking out on child protection, while others came out in favor of actress Fiza Ali and appeared to support her stance.