London, Jan 10 : Barack and Michelle Obama are described as caring parents who put their children first despite the pressures of the White House in a new book.

The book titled The Obamas: A Mission, A Marriage claims the first lady “built her schedule around her children” as she fought to give Malia and Sasha a normal childhood in the White House, the Telegraph reported.

“Inside the White House gates, the Obamas adhered to the hyperinvolved, child-centric parenting style of their generation and class, conducting educational conversations at the dinner table and filling their weekends with enriching activities,” wrote Jodi Kantor, author of the book.

“During one of Jacqueline Kennedy’s frequent vacations from the White House, she left her then infant son, John, with relatives; during the month she was gone, his father visited the child once. Barack Obama was the extreme opposite: he was determined not to let his job take him away from his children more than necessary.

“The First Lady, meanwhile, built her schedule almost entirely around her daughters. Worried that the privileges of the White House could spoil her children, Michelle tried to limit the staff’s constant efforts to feed, polish, assist and perfect,” he added.

Kantor’s book is being serialised in The Times. (ANI)