In response to a question about the importance of both parents in a child's upbringing, Acharya Prashant challenges the premise that a child's development is hampered by the absence of a father. He questions the reliance on Western psychology, which suggests that children with absent parents develop behavioral issues. To counter this, he cites the example of Arjun, who grew up without his father, Pandu, yet was guided to greatness by Shri Krishna. He asks rhetorically whether a child needs parents or Shri Krishna, implying the latter is more crucial. Acharya Prashant asserts that what a child truly needs is the same as any unfulfilled consciousness: completeness and fulfillment, not necessarily a mother or a father. He argues that while a mother's presence is necessary for some time for physical care, a father is not needed even for two days. He dismisses the possessive attitude of parents, encapsulated in the phrase "my baby," as ego. He states that the child does not belong to the physical parents but is a child of the Supreme Father (Param-pita). The idea that a child needs a mother and father is something we have picked up, and instead of providing what is truly needed, we engage in such superficial talk. The speaker explains that the Gita was imparted to Arjun not by his father, but by Shri Krishna, who is the real father. He emphasizes that Truth is the Supreme Father, which is why it is called 'Param-pita'. He points out that scriptures are replete with examples of great personalities who grew up without one or both parents. Therefore, a parent does not become worthy of respect merely by giving birth. A mother earns respect if she can lead the child to the 'Mahamaya' (the great divine mother), and a father is respectable if he can guide the child to the Supreme Father. Only if parents can act as a Guru are they worthy of respect.