Kate Middleton.Photo: The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood/Twitter
Kate Middleton’s new campaign for happy children is getting some help from a few familiar faces.
The Princess of Wales, 41, appeared in a new video shared on social media Wednesday to promote theShaping Uscampaign she launched this week as part of her work withThe Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
“We often don’t realize it, but many aspects of our lives today have their roots in early childhood,” Kate said in the video.
Fletcher appeared after Kate in the video and stated that childhood experiences influenced “how we form relationships.”
Broadcaster Fearne Cotton then told the camera that it also impacted “how we protect our mental health,” and McDermott added, “how we learn.”
Kate then concludes, “Which is why our early childhood shapes the adults we become.”
Kate Middleton.The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood/Twitter
TheShaping Us campaignaims to “increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first five years of a child’s life” and bring scientific interest into “one of the most strategically important topics of our time,” according to the Royal Foundation.
The video comes after Kate launched anofficial Instagram accountfor the Royal Foundation on Tuesday, which includedanother videowhere she spoke about the lasting impact that a person’s formative years can have on their later life.
“Our early childhood, the time from pregnancy to the age of five, fundamentally shapes the rest of our lives,” said Kate.
“But as a society, we currently spend much more of our time and energy on later life. Today, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood is launching a new campaign, Shaping Us, to raise awareness of the life-changing impact we can have when we build a supportive, nurturing world around children and those who care for them.”
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