Time to confront the tragedy of ‘at risk’ children
by Ann Farmer, MercatorNet:
Britain’s likely future queen consort to reveal the appalling results of family breakdown.
Only a quarter of Britain’s parents understand the critical importance of early childhood, and poor care during the first five years can result in family breakdown, addiction and homelessness. That is the message to be delivered to Britain by The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William and likely future queen consort.
The warning about child neglect has been inspired by a “landmark study — the biggest of its kind in the UK” — which concludes that parents need better support and access to information from society as a whole. The report, “State of the Nation: Understanding Public Attitudes to the Early Years”, commissioned by the Royal Foundation, says that the significance of pregnancy and pre-school development must be better promoted. It warns that the current lack of understanding could lead to a “passive” approach to childcare.
The Duchess of Cambridge is doing a public service in drawing attention to the vital importance of the early years in children’s lives, but it is likely that the 57-page report will take a “passive approach” to the vital importance of an intact family to child welfare, not least because Princes William and Harry have suffered from having divorced parents — with the further tragedy of the loss of their mother, Diana — as have the children of three out of four of the Queen’s children.
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