Rica Paralejo has an interesting parenting insight, all thanks to a bamboo stick

Rica Paralejo took to Instagram to share an insight on parenting, highlighting the importance of love over expensive material things.

On Instagram, Rica posted a photo of herself with her children, her two sons fighting over a bamboo stick.

In the caption, Rica narrated how her son saw an activity in his book that encourages them to write thank you cards. When she asked to whom would he write one, he mentioned his Tito Charlie, "for giving me the bamboo stick." 

It was an aha moment for Rica. Despite all his latest toys, her son remembered a random bamboo stick, which was not even bought with money.

"All to say na sa parenting, it does not take much in some places, and in other places it does," she added.

Rica highlighted that when it comes to things, a simple bamboo stick is often enough for kids. "Sa oras, hindi sapat yung isang dinner lang," she compared.

She said people sometimes think that parenting is expensive, but in reality the top priority to be given to a child is love.

"Kahit kulang ang pera, basta may creativity, okay tayo. Oo, kailangan marunong ng hygiene, pero kailangan din ng lupa at dumi," she wrote.

"Minsan akala natin mahal ang parenting pero sa totoo lang, mas kailangan mo lang talaga ng pagmamahal. So mahirap ba siya o madali? BOTH. Kasi minsan mas madaling bumili kaysa maglaro, magdumi, magbantay."

Rica is a mom of two kids. They'd just gotten home to the Philippines after spending much of quarantine in the U.S. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News