Actress Katrina Halili has been receiving praise from netizens for being a hands-on parent to her daughter, Katrence, or Katie.
On TikTok, the 38-year-old single parent shared that her 12-year-old daughter with her ex-partner, Kris Lawrence, is attending a voice, dance, and modeling training.
"Thank you coach bingki for guiding and teaching [K]atie for her performance. [K]ahit wala pang 1 week, sabak agad sa stage.. ako ata ang nahilo sa schedule niya. Mabuti nalang wala akong taping the whole week," Katrina shared.
@katrina_halili Thank you coach bingki for guiding and teaching katie for her performance.?? kahit wala pang 1 week, sabak agad sa stage.. ako ata ang nahilo sa schedule niya. Mabuti nalang wala akong taping the whole week. ???? pasensya na sa last video, unahan ko na yun mag nega comment. Ok po kami, wala pong pilitan na nangyari,???? ginusto po niya mag perform. Konting drama lang namin yan?????? #proudmama♥? ? original sound - Katrina_halili
Katrina Halili inspires netizens for being a hands-on mom
In a series of videos uploaded by Katrina's friend and celebrity makeup artist Ericka Maanio on Instagram, the actress can be seen giving her full support to her daughter during a mall show at Robinson's Place Antipolo.
In the first video, which Katrina also reposted on her Instagram account, Katie can be seen getting embarrassed by her mom who is coaching her on the side of the stage. Katrina captioned, "Anak bakit? Mali ba ang steps ni mama?" She clarified that despite her child's reaction, "Wala pong away diyan. 'Wag kayo mag-alala. Okay po kaming dalawa." The video already has 1.7 million views as of writing, with netizens praising Katrina for being a supportive mama.
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In another video, Katrina could be seen doing her daughter's makeup backstage ahead of Katie's performance. Erika captioned, "Sinamahan ko [sila] to see Katie's first stage performance. I witnessed [kung] paano ka-onhand [sic] nanay [si] kat. And [I'm] so proud of her... choreographer [na] mali-mali step/ [makeup artist]/and voice coach [na] may kodigo haha!"
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Another video of Katrina retouching her daughter's makeup is also gaining views, as parents can relate on how busy moms get whenever their child has a performance or an event.
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On Instagram, she added that she was surprised that her daughter wanted to join the mall show even though she hasn't been in the class for a week. "Thanks love, wala ka pang 1 week nagulat ako at gusto mo ng sumali sa program, may group singing, solo and dance yan ang request mo, kaya sige go. Push natin. nairaos naman kahapon. love you., wag ka lang makukulitan, kasi ikaw may gusto."
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A netizen said, "Nakakaproud. As a mom, gumagawa talaga ako ng paraan para wala akong absent na kahit anong event na meron ang anak ko. Good job, mommy Kat."
Another one said, "I love it. Pag nanay ka, bahala na kung wala ka ng ka poise poise basta para lang sa anak."
In July last year, Katrina revealed that Katie has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when she was nine years old. Katrina says the diagnosis made her become a more hands-on and protective mother, even cutting off work to focus on Katie.
"Actually after pandemic, na-realize ko na wala akong time sa anak ko simula noong ipinanganak ko siya dahil after ng show, dere-derecho,” Katrina said in an interview with Boy Abunda. "So pina-check ko siya sa doctor, sabi kailangan ko na siyang tutukan hanggang mag-12 kasi baka lumala, pero nasa mild lang naman po siya."
In January, Katrina mourned the passing of her boyfriend, Jeremy Guiab, who also supported her in raising Katie.
Katrina began her career in 2003, where she became one of the contestants of StarStruck, a talent reality show and artista search on GMA-7. She was in the same batch as Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras, both of whom are currently enjoying their season as hands-on parents too.
Read tips from mompreneurs who quit their jobs to become hands-on parents here.
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