{"id":224974,"date":"2026-03-18T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/a-stranger-followed-her-home-why-priyanka-chopra-jonas-uses-security-to-shield-daughter-maltis-privacy-why-protecting-childrens-autonomy-is-non-negotiable-lifes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:50:10","slug":"a-stranger-followed-her-home-why-priyanka-chopra-jonas-uses-security-to-shield-daughter-maltis-privacy-why-protecting-childrens-autonomy-is-non-negotiable-lifes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/a-stranger-followed-her-home-why-priyanka-chopra-jonas-uses-security-to-shield-daughter-maltis-privacy-why-protecting-childrens-autonomy-is-non-negotiable-lifes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A stranger followed her home\u2019: Why Priyanka Chopra Jonas uses security to shield daughter Malti\u2019s privacy; why protecting children\u2019s autonomy is non-negotiable | Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018A stranger followed her home\u2019: Why Priyanka Chopra Jonas uses security to shield daughter Malti\u2019s privacy; why protecting children\u2019s autonomy is non-negotiable | Lifestyle News<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/priyanka-chopra-daughter-malti-privacy-child-safety-boundaries-10577985\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-18 10:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: indianexpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

4 min read<\/span>New Delhi<\/span>Mar 18, 2026 08:00 PM IST<\/span><\/p>\n

Raising children in an increasingly digital and hyperconnected world has introduced new challenges for parents, particularly regarding privacy and safety. Recently, Priyanka Chopra Jonas spoke about why she prefers to keep her daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, away from the public spotlight for now. Speaking on the <\/span>Not Skinny But Not Fat<\/span> podcast hosted by Amanda Hirsch, she explained that as her daughter grows older, she wants to give her as much privacy and normalcy as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priyanka said that her approach is centred on letting her child grow up without unnecessary attention<\/strong> while still understanding the reality of public curiosity. \u201cAs she\u2019s growing older, we\u2019ve started to also kind of just deflect a little bit. She moves around a lot, so we let her have as much anonymity as she can. It is her normal, and people will be curious about her, and I never want her to be fearful of that or judgmental or sceptical of the humans that she meets, because there are good people in the world, and I\u2019ve had wonderful experiences with friends like that. It\u2019s okay for her to be aware of it, but to have a sense of choice, I think, will be important (sic),\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also shared that concerns about privacy and safety led her to implement certain protective measures. According to Priyanka, an incident in which a stranger followed her home from school while recording her reinforced the importance of being cautious about unwanted attention. Reflecting on this, she explained why security sometimes accompanies them in public. \u201cWhen we have security out and about, it\u2019s just \u2026 to not be recorded without consent because a lot of that happens\u2026 I\u2019ve always been of the opinion that I kind of chose a public life\u2026 (When) it comes to children, that\u2019s \u2026 terrain we are all learning in the last like 10 to 20 years what that is gonna be like in the next 10 years, 15 years for them. So I…<\/span><\/p>\n

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