The Princess of Wales is highly regarded for her interests in physical wellbeing, children's development and mental health. And, as a result, she has already made a name for herself for her impressive work in the field of Early Years Development.
Catherine launched The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in June last year and set up the successful 'Big 5' survey which helped us to learn about the first five years of a child's life.
This year she pushed her work even further and set up 'Shaping Us', an awareness campaign dedicated to spotlighting the importance of early childhood. As well as this, the Princess has also spent the last 10 years examining how social challenges such as addiction, mental health and homelessness shape someone as they grow up.
Many have wondered how this essential work has influenced the way that the Prince and Princess of Wales are raising their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond praised the scheme and admitted that she admires Catherine's work for how it will aid the three young Wales children in their future royal roles.
Speaking to OK!, Jennie said: "The whole ethos of early development is something that a lot of young mothers around the country are taking on and learning alongside Catherine and it is really quite a radical new way of parenting.
"It is an idea built on mutual respect, understanding, patience and allowing the child to lead the way and very often is about exploring the child's own feelings, confusions and anguish.
"It is about letting them express those emotions and and sitting down to discuss them with the child, rather than ignoring the turmoil that growing up so often involves.
"It is fantastic and I believe Catherine will very much be the leader in this and William will be the follower, he will have been learning from Catherine how to be a different kind of parent.
"It's all about positivity and the building blocks of becoming a rounded young person. The other important word is is preventative, which Kate has used a lot, and she she believes in so strongly.
"I concur with her that it is in these early years where you can prevent so much mental anguish, turmoil or addictive habits or various troubles that might come along in adulthood."
With respect to how this outlook will be influencing the way Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are being raised, Jennie said: "I think they've been bringing them up with mutual respect, good manners, but explaining why good manners are important and that kindness begets kindness and that inclusivity should be natural.
"But perhaps most importantly giving her children all of the time that she can. We're all pressed, we're all rushing, and she has a huge job, but she gives them as much time as she can to sit down with them, discuss their problems and play with them and just be with them."
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