Prince William and Kate Middleton are "modern parents" who use "emotional intelligence" rather than putting their children on the naughty step, a royal expert says.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are parents to Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, who stole the show at last week's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Jennie Bond has now given an insight into William, 39, and 40 year old Kate's parenting techniques, exclusively telling OK!: "I think William and Catherine are making a good job of giving their children as much of a normal upbringing as possible. "The family dynamics look to be very normal.They both, William in particular, have spoken before about the importance of mental health and giving their children emotional intelligence and the space to tell their parents how they're feeling and what their emotions are." Get exclusive royal stories straight to your inbox with OK!'s weekly Royals newsletter She continued: "I've read that they have a very modern way of parenting where, instead of putting your child on the naughty step, you allow your child to explain why they feel how they do and have a conversation about it so they can express themselves and calm down that way. "The result seems to be that they are children who are broadly well behaved.
Louis didn't misbehave over the Jubilee, but he was mischievous as four year olds are." Mike Tindall has recently claimed that Prince Louis' hilarious behaviour at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant was due to a "sugar high." Louis' antics sparked rugby star Mike, who’s married to Zara Phillips, to jokingly step in and give Louis some stern words.
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