子この心こころ親おや知しらず

noun

parents don't understand their children's hearts

Proverb meaning parents often fail to grasp their children's true feelings or motives, and may wrongly think them inconsiderate. Often contrasted with 親の心子知らず.

See also: 親の心子知らず

• 「子この心こころ親おや知しらず」というが、親おやは子こどもの本ほん心しんを見み抜ぬけないものだ。

  As the saying goes, 'parents don't know their children's hearts'; parents often can't see their children's true feelings.