the full research report at the Royal Foundation here
In January, Her Royal Highness asked the general public for their views – sparking a national conversation on the early years through the ‘5 Big Questions on the Under Fives’ survey which attracted over half a million responses, making it the biggest ever survey of its kind."
online forum hosted by the Royal Foundation and Ipsos MORI,
the Duchess of Cambridge has unveiled the findings of her landmark early years survey.
Kensington Palace described the results as "a milestone moment for her work on the importance of early childhood in shaping the rest of our lives and broader societal outcomes."
兼ねてからの
キャサリン妃の肝入りプロジェクト
5歳までの幼児期の子供達への介入
今年1月、キャサリン妃は
“幼児期(5歳以下)の子育てについて
国民に向けの5つの質問”
を問われた。
”ロイヤル・ファウンデーション ”と
ロンドンを拠点とする市場調査会社
”イプソス・モリ”とがコラボした調査
それに対して
50万人が回答したそう。
この関連の調査では、
過去最高の大きな反響となったというだそう。
またまたキャサリン妃の活動は大成功といった感じ。
そして、
共同で、オンラインのフォーラムが開かれ
その調査結果が発表された。
passionate speech by the Duchess of Cambridge as she unveiled the findings of her landmark early years survey, 5 Big Questions. During an online forum hosted by the Royal Foundation and Ipsos MORI, the marketing company who conducted the study, the Duchess revealed, "People often ask why I care so passionately about the early years. Many mistakenly believe that my interest stems from having children of my own. While of course I care hugely about their start in life, this ultimately sells the issue short. Parenthood isn't a prerequisite for understanding the importance of the early years. If we only expect people to take an interest in the early years when they have children, we are not only too late for them, we are underestimating the huge role others can play in shaping our most formative years too."
During the speech, which was reportedly pre-recorded earlier this week, Kate touched on the past decade and those she has met along the way. "Over the last decade I have met people from all walks of life. I have seen that experiences such as homelessness, addiction and poor mental health are often grounded in a difficult childhood. But I have also seen how positive protective factors in the early years can play a crucial role in shaping our futures. The early years are not simply about how we raise our children. They are in fact about how we raise the next generation of adults. They are about the society we will become." Kate notes early years work isn't about "the quick win" but "the big win".
Kate continued to note the economic impact in the UK of late intervention. "I care hugely about this because the science shows that the early years are more pivotal for future health and happiness than any other period in our lifetime. As many as 40% of our children will arrive at school with below the expected levels of development; and because the social cost of late intervention has been estimated to be over £17 billion a year." Kate touched on plans for the future, adding, "We must do all we can to tackle these issues and to elevate the importance of the early years, so that together we can build a more nurturing society. I believe, the early years should be on par with the other great social challenges and opportunities of our time. And next year, we will announce ambitious plans to support this objective."
5つの質問で明らかになった実態がこちら。
(キャサリン妃=ケンジントンパレスの投稿)
Question 1:
What do you believe is most important for children growing up in the UK today to live a happy adult life? Rank from most important to least important.
How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: the mental health and wellbeing of parents and carers has a great impact on the development of their child(ren)?
1. People overwhelmingly believe that a child’s future is not pre-determined at birth. However, most people don’t understand the specific importance of the early years.
2. Answering the 5 Big Questions, 98% of people believe nurture is essential to lifelong outcomes, but just one in four recognise the specific importance of the first five years of a child’s life.
3. The reality of life makes it hard for parents to prioritise their wellbeing. 90% of people see parental mental health and wellbeing as being critical to a child’s development, but in reality people do very little to prioritise themselves. Only 10% of parents mentioned taking the time to look after their own wellbeing when asked how they had prepared for the arrival of their baby. Worryingly, over a third of all parents (37%) expect the COVID-19 pandemic to have a negative impact on their long-term mental wellbeing.
4. Feeling judged by others can make a bad situation worse.
5. 70% of parents feel judged by others and among these parents, nearly half feel this negatively impacts their mental health.
The prevalence of loneliness among parents has increased notably during the pandemic. The results revealed whilst support within communities has increased overall, there are many who were unable to avail of this support or found it wasn't available for their specific needs. This has affected those in the most deprived areas particularly.
Tonight we start sharing the #5BigInsights from our landmark research on the early years, commissioned by The Royal Foundation and conducted by ipsos mori, starting with Insight 1... • People overwhelmingly believe that a child’s future is not pre-determined at birth. However, most of us don’t understand the specific importance of the early years.
Answering the #5BigQuestions, 98% of you said that nurture is essential to lifelong outcomes. But just one in four recognise the specific importance of the first five years of a child’s life.
📈 The Duchess of Cambridge has today unveiled the findings of the biggest ever UK study on the early years, in a milestone moment for her work on the importance of early childhood in shaping the rest of our lives and broader societal outcomes.
Visit the link in our bio to read ‘State of the Nation: Understanding public attitudes to the early years’.
Earlier this week The Duchess joined Kelly Beaver, Managing Director of Public Affairs for Ipsos Mori, for a briefing on the landmark research, commissioned by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and conducted by Ipsos MORI.
The research reveals what the UK thinks about the early years, and also explores how COVID-19 has impacted the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of the under-fives.
Insight 2 of the #5BigInsights: The reality of life makes it hard for parents to prioritise their wellbeing. 90% of people see parental mental health and wellbeing as being critical to a child’s development, but in reality people do very little to prioritise themselves.
Only 10% of parents mentioned taking the time to look after their own wellbeing when asked how they had prepared for the arrival of their baby.
Worryingly, over a third of all parents (37%) expect the COVID pandemic to have a negative impact on their long-term mental wellbeing.
Read more about the Insights, part of an extensive body of research by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Ipsos MORI, via the link in our bio — and hear what the nation has to say about the importance of the early years.
Insight 4 of the #5BigInsights: Parents are most likely to mention friends and family as trusted sources of support in bringing up their children, with their own parents coming top.
But for much of this year, we’ve been separated from the immediate support networks so many of us rely on.
Parental loneliness has dramatically increased during the pandemic — from 38% before to 63% — as parents have been cut off from friends and family.
Compounding this, it seems there has been a rise in the proportion of parents who feel uncomfortable seeking help for how they are feeling from 18% before the pandemic to 34% during it.
And lastly, the fifth and final Insight from our #5BigInsights: During the COVID pandemic, support from local communities has substantially increased for many - but not for all.
Across the UK, communities have united powerfully to meet the challenge of unprecedented times.
40% of parents feel that community support has grown. However, parents in the most deprived areas are less likely to have experienced this increased support (33%) than elsewhere.
Read more about the Insights, part of an extensive body of research by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Ipsos MORI, via the link in our bio — and hear what the nation has to say about the importance of the early years.
Over the last nine months, the pandemic has been a worrying time for us all. We have experienced isolation, loss, and uncertainty.
But in the midst of this crisis, we have also seen huge acts of kindness, generosity and empathy.
The pandemic has reminded us just how much we value living in a world where people care for one another and the importance of feeling connected to the people around us.
And it is these connections, these relationships that are founded in the earliest years of our lives.
People often ask why I care so passionately about the Early Years. Many mistakenly believe that my interest stems from having children of my own.
While of course I care hugely about their start in life, this ultimately sells the issue short.
Parenthood isn't a prerequisite for understanding the importance of the early years.
If we only expect people to take an interest in the early years when they have children, we are not only too late for them, we are underestimating the huge role others can play in shaping our most formative years too.
Over the last decade I, like many of you, have met people from all walks of life.
I have seen that experiences such as homelessness, addiction, and poor mental health are often grounded in a difficult childhood.
But I have also seen, how positive protective factors in the early years can play a critical role in shaping our futures too.
And I care hugely about this.
Because the science shows that the early years are more pivotal for future health and happiness, than any other period in our lifetime.
Because as many as 40% of our children will arrive at school with below the expected levels of development;
And because the social cost of late intervention has been estimated to be over 17 billion pounds a year.
The early years are therefore not simply just about how we raise our children.
They are in fact about how we raise the next generation of adults.
They are about the society we will become.
Which is why I wanted to start a society-wide conversation to hear what people across the UK think about the early years too.
I was humbled that over half a million people responded to the 5 Big Questions survey, showing just how much people wanted to talk about this.
We combined these findings, with national research and a COVID-lockdown survey.
And together, this represents the UK's biggest ever study on the early years.
These collective insights are critical. And the questions they pose will help guide our work in the years to come.
Firstly, if parents are struggling to prioritise their own wellbeing how can we better support them?
Secondly, what is at the root of why parents feel so judged?
Thirdly, how can we address parental loneliness, which has dramatically increased during the pandemic, particularly in the most deprived areas?
And finally, if less than a quarter of us understand the unique importance of a child's first five years, what can we do to make this better known?
We must do all we can to tackle these issues and to elevate the importance of the early years, so that together we can build a more nurturing society.
Because I believe, the early years should be on par with the other great social challenges and opportunities of our time.
And next year, we will announce ambitious plans to support this objective.
My final message is a thank you.
Thank you to all the families, and parents, and carers, for the important work you do every single day in raising our children.
And thank you to those of you working to support these families and their children too. What you do takes hard work, commitment and vision.
It is a brave thing to believe in an outcome—in a world even—that might not be fully felt for a generation or more.
But what you do isn't for the quick win—it is for the big win.
It is for a happier, healthier society as well as happier, healthier children.
Only by working together can we bring about lasting change for the generations to come.
Because I truly believe, big change starts small.
Parents were asked how they prepared when expecting baby. As noted earlier, only 10% were focused on their own wellbeing.
also information on trusted sources of information for parents with 57% turning to their own parents primarily for advice.
A refresher of the questions asked:
Question 1:
What do you believe is most important for children growing up in the UK today to live a happy adult life? Rank from most important to least important.
• Good physical and mental health
• Good friendships and relationships
• Access to opportunities
• Access to a good education
Question 2:
Which of these statements is closest to your opinion?
• It is primarily the responsibility of parents to give children aged 0-5 the best chance of health and happiness
• It is primarily the responsibility of others in society to give children aged 0-5 the best chance of health and happiness
• It is the shared responsibility of parents and others in society to give children aged 0-5 the best chance of health and happiness
• Don’t know
Question 3:
How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: the mental health and wellbeing of parents and carers has a great impact on the development of their child(ren)?
• Strongly agree
• Tend to agree
• Neither agree nor disagree
• Tend to disagree
• Strongly disagree
Question 4:
Which of the following is closest to your opinion of what influences how children develop from the start of pregnancy to age 5?
• Mostly the traits a child is born with (i.e. nature)
• Mostly the experiences of a child in the early years (i.e. nurture)
• Both nature and nurture equally
• Don’t know
Question 5:
Which period of a child and young person’s life do you think is the most important for health and happiness in adulthood?
• Start of pregnancy to 5 years
• 5-11 years (primary school)
• 11-16 years (secondary school)
• 16-18 years (further education)
• 18-24 years (young adulthood)
• Don’t know
• All equally important
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your views on the early years of childhood?
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Early Years Q&A
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a question on the early years throughout the week. We’ve seen such an incredible response, touching on so many different aspects of the early years.
This is just the start of the conversation, and we look forward to continuing it in the months and years ahead.
You can learn more about the work being done by some of the fantastic organisations in the early years space below:
"What is the early years? Help."Kate replied, "I suppose we're looking at it from pregnancy, through to the age of five, so through to children starting school." When asked what sparked her interest in early years, she reiterated a point made during her keynote speech from the Royal Foundation's online forum. "I actually get asked this question a lot. I think people assume because I am a parent, that's why I've taken an interest in the Early Years. I think this really is bigger than that. This isn't about – just about – happy, healthy children; this is about the society I hope we could and can become."
"Right from the early days, meeting lots of people who are suffering with addiction or poor mental health, and hearing time and time again that their troubles now in adulthood stem right back from early childhood experience."
There was a light-hearted moment when Kate was asked about managing tantrums especially with multiple children. She laughed and said,
"That's a hard one. I'd like to the ask the experts myself," before asking Alice Haynes, deputy head of early years at the Anna Freud Centre. Alice recommended trying "to put into words" how a child might be feeling and deal with the situation as calmly as possible.
'The royal even opened up about her own childhood after being asked: "What did you like most in your childhood?"
"That's a very good question," started Kate. "I loved spending time outside and that has stuck with me for my whole life."
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