The Princess of Wales congratulated a baby who let a small farmer escape while visiting health workers in Nuneaton this morning, telling them: ‘Well done!’
The room erupted in laughter when mum-of-three Kate, 41, stopped what she was saying to make a fuss of the little baby, who couldn’t wait any longer to let out a little wind.
At the moment she was interrupted by the sweet baby, the princess was discussing a £50,000 NHS project she has funded through the Royal Foundation for Early Years Development, which is trialling a new model to assess the well-being of babies.
Nuneaton health workers are part of the pioneering project, which uses indicators to understand babies’ happiness.
On arrival in the town of Warwickshire today, Kate looked radiant in a £490 leopard print silk turquoise dress from Samantha Cameron’s Cefinn brand, paired with white Jimmy Choo pumps, as she arrived this morning to continue her development campaign in the early 1900s. to put. She accessorized her chic outfit with a white structured handbag from Mulberry.
A cohort of mini-royal fans waited for her as they eagerly lined up to meet the princess — and one of them even got a high-five.
As her visit got underway, Kate adored a baby girl as she chatted with her guardian – and couldn’t help making a fuss of the child by gently extending her hand.
Kate’s visit is the latest commitment in her crusade to advance early childhood development as part of her Shaping Us campaign, which launched in January.
The Princess’s Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood has provided £50,000 in funding for an NHS project to assess the well-being of babies, testing an innovative model.
When she arrived in the West Midlands town, the mother-of-three showed her motherly side and stopped to greet the children – who wore caps to protect themselves from the sun’s rays – and have a chat with them.
The purpose of today’s visit is to meet health professionals in the Warwickshire region who are being trained in the use of this model, the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB).
After a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, last year where she first saw it tried out, Kate is fascinated by the system and believes it matters when assessing the well-being of young babies.
The £50,000 project is being launched through Kate’s Center for Early Childhood and will be run in partnership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) and Oxford University.
A high five for a young royal fan! The Princess of Wales delighted a child who queued to meet her in Nuneaton this morning as she visited health workers
As her visit got underway, Kate couldn’t help but make a fuss of a little girl as she talked to her mother.
The Princess of Wales beamed as she spoke to the children this morning, all of whom wore caps to protect themselves from the sun.
The mother-of-three seemed deep in conversation with the schoolchildren eager to meet her
As part of her early years development crusade, Kate has been working with the IVH to explore how to implement the model in the UK.
The ADBB model uses a range of indicators including eye contact, facial expressions, vocalization and activity levels to help families and caregivers understand how babies express their feelings.
It was developed by Pr. A. Guedeney in Paris, and was initially created to assess babies from 0 to 24 months old.
It also supports parents and helps them with bonding and attachment to their children.
During today’s visit, the princess will speak with the health professionals being trained in the ADBB model and learn more about how their work ensures that every child has the best possible start in life.
The trial will run for 10 months within the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
If deemed successful, it could be rolled out to more trusts in the UK.
Since the launch of the Shaping Us campaign in January this year, Kate has been traveling across the country on a mission to advance early childhood development.
Last week she visited Maidenhead Rugby Club, where she talked to rugby players and fathers in the community.
She joined the players on the field before sitting down for important discussions later in the day as part of her Shaping Us campaign, speaking to dads in the community about how sports clubs can be a great support network for kids.
The visit came as the Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood released statistics showing increased awareness of the importance of early childhood development over the past year – but there is still plenty of work to be done.
A public perception survey commissioned by the foundation and conducted by Ipsos UK found that last year 17 per cent of people identified the period between pregnancy and age five as a pivotal time for shaping a child’s future.
That share has increased by 2 percent this year to 19 percent in total.
Despite a general increase in awareness, the data also showed that it was mostly women who saw age range as important in shaping a child’s future, at 24 percent – compared to just 14 percent of men.