A Pinoy kid based in Canada recently went viral on social media after he impressed netizens with his emotional intelligence at an early age.
In a series of TikTok videos, uploaded by his mom, Jonisa Padernos, four-year-old Aldrian can be seen showing off his mature take on different things.
“‘Pag kinakausap mo siya, talagang alam mo ‘yon, nakikinig siya. Kahit hindi pa siya makapagform ng words noon, kasi kami lang dito eh, siya lang ang kausap ko lagi. Hindi ko siya binebaby talk. Talagang kinakausap ko siya na parang kasing-edad ko rin,” Mommy Jonisa said.
“Talagang ineencourage ko siya. Noon like, everyday, tinatry ko na lumabas kami, go for a walk, tapos pag-uwi namin talagang ineencourage ko siya na “Oh, sabihin mo sa tatay mo, anong ginawa natin? I-describe mo, anong nakita mo?” Hanggang siya na ‘yung nagnanarrate sa amin,” she added.
Baby Aldrian was born in Canada and was raised by his Filipino parents Mommy Jonisa at Daddy Eduardo, who both work as nurses.
“2018 nagpakasal kami sa Pilipinas. Tapos nagkababy agad kami after the wedding. Same kami ng husband ko na priority is family time so talagang very hands-on kami. Talagang shifting kami tapos may baby so talagang sacrifice, pero we’re winning it. Walang tulog pero it’s worth it,” she shared.
“I think mindset. Parang sa mga tough times ba, sinasabi ko sa asawa ko na “Isipin na lang natin na they won’t be this small forever. Ipasok natin sa mind natin na lalaki rin sila. Itong sacrifices natin hindi ito forever. My husband does night shifts and I do day shifts. So imagine, going home from night shift, kailangan niyang mag-alaga sa mga bata hanggang umuwi ako ng alas-kwatro. Doon pa lang siya matutulog, everyday,” she added.
At a very young age, Mommy Jonisa saw Baby Aldrian’s unique gift and talent while growing up.
“Grabe siya maka-absorb agad ng information. Ang hilig niya sa books, na-memorize niya ‘yung books na lagi naming binabasa before siya nag-two. Talaga ‘yung personality niya, nakakatawa. Gusto niyang tumatawa palagi ‘yung mga tao sa paligid niya,” she noted.
Mommy Jonisa also admitted that she was shocked upon knowing that their uploaded videos on TikTok garnered millions of views.
As of this writing, they now have more than 781,000 followers on the social media platform. They were also invited to different news outlets in the Philippines and in Canada.
“Hindi namin inexpect kasi normal conversation lang namin ‘yon. Tapos grabe ‘yung effect pala sa ibang tao. Sabi nila na-inspire sila, thankful sila na na-share ‘yung video kasi possible pa lang, kahit at a young age, possible pala maging ano sila, emotionally aware,” she said.
“Siguro most of the kids, talagang minomodel tayo as a parent. Kung paano tayo makipag-usap sa kanila or ‘yung words na sinasabi natin, talagang nakukuha nila, naaabsorb nila,” Mommy Jonisa.
According to Mommy Jonisa, Baby Aldrian’s bedtime story is part of their evening routine.
“Kahit saan, talagang non-stop. Kami na lang ‘yung mapapagod, kami na lang ‘yung ‘Hindi ka pa ba pagod?’ Kasi talagang chika siya nang chika. Kahit anong makita niya, kahit anong maisip niya,” she noted.
Mommy Jonisa shared some advice to parents with growing kids based on her experience with Baby Aldrian.
“More on talagang communication. Be patient when talking to them kasi they have to process it. They have to process everything that you say. Give them time, give them space, ‘wag niyong madaliin. Kausapin niyo lang talaga ‘yung anak niyo. Encourage, encourage. Magtanong lang kayo ng kahit ano, anong pakiramdam nila, anong tingin nila,” she stressed.
