'Like mother, like daughter' is quite the story in Mahima Chaudhary's case. Motherhood is a U-turn in every woman's life and Ariana, Mahima's four-year-old girl, has pretty much taught her that. Mahima, who will be judging Chhote Miyan Chapter 3 on Colors, talks to CS about her little girl:

Baby's day out
Ariana loves singing and dancing. In fact, every time she does the Chammak Challo step, she wants feedback from me. She also plays video games which I still can't play. She is an inquisitive child. Every time I am around, she asks questions like 'Mom, when will I start driving?' She loves cars and hates dolls, unlike girls of her age. She can already read and spell out basic words. I am so proud of her. She is an independent and a well-behaved kid. She only throws tantrums when I am around. I wonder why?

Kiddie capers
As a child, I never troubled my parents. In fact, my siblings bullied me as I was second of three siblings. I studied in Darjeeling. With studies, I excelled in extra curricular activities too. As my dad was a cricketer, I was quite into sports and athletics. But, I was a shy kid. My teachers always had to coax me to participate in events. In winters, my mother would take us to our relatives' places. I practically grew up with my cousins, most of them being boys. As a result, I was a tomboy then. It felt nice to have an edge over other girls, and to understand boys better.

Generation leap
Kids are different in every generation. In my time, kids were scared of being in the limelight. Today's kids are so aggressive and go-getters. They are competitive. They want to learn things faster, explore new avenues and want to get noticed. Kids participate in different reality shows and teach us a thing or two about sportsmanship, gut instinct and being hopeful about life.

Parental paranoia
Nature has its ways of never letting you age. The minute you think you are a grownup, you have kids and they teach you so much. I am a hands-on mother. And a little paranoid as well. Even today, I get up at six to get Ariana ready for school. I even control the kind of visual content she's exposed to. Thankfully, she isn't a TV buff. I don't allow her to watch anything violent, but both of us love Mr Bean!