Television host and actress Janice de Belen urged parents like her to cherish every moment with their children.
In an interview, Janice shared that as her children grew up, it became more challenging for her to take care of them, saying that their needs were more demanding compared to what they wanted when they were still young.
She also believed that parents should not waste the opportunity to bond with their children, explaining that it would be difficult for mommies and daddies to ask for their time when they grew up.
“Spend as much time with your children as you can when they’re younger,” said Janice. “Yang quantity time, hindi totoo ‘yan. The quality time has to come in quantity,”
“Because when your children are small. Ikaw ang buhay niyan, ikaw ang mundo niyan. But the minute they have friends, slowly unti-unti ka nang nagfi-fade sa buhay nila, until you reach a point na you are no longer the most important person in their life,” she added.
As a single mom for 15 years, Janice spent most of her time taking care of her five children, Luigi, Inah, Moira, Kaila, and Yuan. Luigi was her son with Aga Muhlach, while her other four children were the fruit of her relationship with John Estrada.