The Duchess of Cambridge wants a sea change in attitudes towards families with young children after publishing a landmark study.
Kate – concerned that a poor start is a cause of social problems such as family breakdown and addiction – is seeking ways to provide better support for families with children aged under five.
Those issues along with homelessness and mental health cost £17billion a year in intervention in England and Wales. Half a million people took part in a survey fronted by Kate around early childhood that is published today.
The report reveals that 98% of people believe a child’s destiny is not determined at birth but is affected by nurture. But only one in four people recognises the scientists’ consensus that the first five
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