Kate Middleton opens up about the struggle of handling 'toddler tantrums', jokes about asking experts for advice

The Duchess thanked a 'huge number' of her social media followers who sent in questions.

By ET Online | Nov 29, 2020, 02.08 PM IST

For the last nine years, Kate has spent time looking into how early childhood experiences can cause social challenges to arise later in life.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has joked she would 'like to ask the experts' for advice on handling her children's tantrums while answering early years questions from members of the public.

While responding to the question 'how do you manage temper tantrums in your household' via video message, Kate said: 'Yes, that's a hard one', before laughing and saying 'I'd also like to ask the experts myself'.

Kate and Prince William are parents to three children with husband Prince William; son Prince George, 7, daughter Princess Charlotte, 5, and son Prince Louis, 2.

The Early Years project conducted the largest ever UK study on early childhood. The research revealed what the country thinks about the early years, and also explores how COVID-19 has impacted the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of the under-fives.

The Duchess thanked a 'huge number' of her social media followers who sent in questions 'with wonderful emojis attached to them', before revealing that her interest in early years is driven by ambitions for 'the society we could and can become'.

When asked what sparked her interest in the project, Kate replied, "I think people assume that because I am a parent, that’s why I’ve taken an interest in the Early Years. I think this really is bigger than that."

"This isn’t just about happy, healthy children. This is about the society I hope we could and can become. Right from the early days, meeting lots of people who are suffering with addiction or poor mental health and hearing time and time again that their troubles now in adulthood stem right back from early childhood experience," she added.

For the last nine years, Kate has spent time looking into how early childhood experiences can cause social challenges to arise later in life, such as addiction, family breakdown, poor mental health, suicide and homelessness.

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