To wonder how the Cambridge children are so beautifully behaved?

[surreysarah]

They sat through the Christmas carol concert so perfectly, and are just so incredibly well behaved when on public outings. They seem delightful and are always so well turned out. As a mum myself, I can’t help wondering - what is Kate and William’s secret? Kudos to the both of them, because they always seem to keep the children in check, but they do it in such a lovely and understated way. They are clearly both naturals with children, because there is no way my unruly brood would be that well behaved at a carol concert. Parenting goals and then some!

Good move. It's the equivalent of.

Bribery. If they sit still through the boring concert they literally get a pony.

MN is a cross section of society that says you're wrong! There's no conspiracy.

Absolutely LydiaBennett. We ( v disadvantaged school) had a whole school service last winter, boys age 4-12 waited for the delayed priest (!) and sat throught the 45 minute service after that with no problems, and that's without almost an adult for every child! I saw the same at my son's Communion Mass, families with children of different ages sitting together and behaving well. My two got a brief fit of the giggles at Christmas Mass (small baby shouting loudly) I made light of it and it passed quickly. Mine really are far from impeccable but these expectations are more than achievable from quite a young age.

I disagree. I don’t think good mother’s allow their 10yo sons to panic while they’re locked in a room to the point he has to post letters under the door. I don’t think they get their sons to lie for them when they’ve been accused of harassing other women. They don’t go on national TV and slag their dad off knowing their children’s school friends will have watched that interview. Or deliberately put their baby at physical risk when pregnant because their DH isn’t giving them the attention they want. If she’d posted on MN then people would be calling social services.

Taking them to the odd theme park and ski trip doesn’t make up for all this.

Pp is right Krakenwakes, tho my children were and are like yours (touch wood!) My friend was told toddlers and pre-schoolers get about 10 viruses a year! She had twins and spend those years going from gp to chemist on a loop! I and very grateful I did not but I know which is the more typical experience!

Also the whole sick kids thing has gone off on a weird tangent. IME kids are rarely sick - mine get a cold maybe once a year and a big if they’re unlucky but if children are going whole winters being absent from school and nursery they need a trip to the paediatrician

They probably sit through things like that much more often than “normal” children do. And they probably have them out running off steam etc before they go to the events.

Nannies do it have a magic formula for teaching children to sit quietly that non-nanny families don’t have access to.

From a young age take them to places where they will have to sit quietly and lay out the rules and how they should be respectful of their surroundings. Now and again make sure they know the world doesn’t revolve around them.

There. I’m not even a Norland nanny but I’ll give you that bit of advice for free

Well there's hands on and hands on ,.....

My eldest 2 were 8 and 6 when my Dad died. They both sat through his funeral mass impeccably (was over an hour). They would have been to christenings before that and the occasional mass.
you know what your kids will tolerate. And by 6/7 all mine could sit through a service with very little dramatics.

I was merely pointing won't be the actual parents doing the teaching of manners (wel! At least not al!the time ) not that ordinary children who don't have Norland nannies can't have good manners ,

I have absolutely no idea what that means. 🤔

I have absolutely no idea what that means. 🤔

Hands on with just mum and dad ( or variations obvs )

Hands on with personal secretary, cook, housekeeper, nannies, drivers, etc

Same with my own DC. Three out of four of mine can behave well out in public, but one can't. Also suspected ADHD.

You post a lot of posts slagging off Diana in a vile way again and again. I find it quite revolting to be honest.

You seem to be quite a fan of William, yet you're happy to type continual horrible posts about his dead mother on and on.

I get you don't like her but do you have to keep doing this at every opportunity on any royal thread?

Oh the irony of being upset about posting about royals coming from you @Roussette 🤣🤣 sorry I don’t worship at the altar of St Diana the Wronged but I don’t think people are immune from well earned criticism just because they’re dead.

That's nonsense, many parents without the advantages of staff etc still manage to have beautifully behaved children, it just need effort on the part of parents rather than letting children rule the roost.

You call your posts 'well earned criticism'. ? Don't make me laugh. Every opportunity you spew bile about Diana. No she wasn't perfect at all, but what you rant on about continually is horrible

I don't worship at the altar you talk of, I just find it very distasteful.

I save my criticism for the likes of Andrew and the whole institution. I don't slag off a dead woman

I don't recall anyone 'raging' about Louis' behaviour at the Jubilee, most seemed to find it refreshingly normal. One thing I recall is the Tindall children trying to pass sweets to Charlotte and George from a massive bag!

They definitely were on MN with lots of posters frothing at the mouth to diagnose the lad with a neurodiverse condition 🙄

They don't have electronic devices ever apparently and I think that's key. Children in the 1940s for example could sit quietly for hours in communal bomb shelters, I think todays tragedy is electronics taking our children's attention spans. It's really detrimental! That's my thinking anyway.

They're told that if they don't behave they will be sent off to Uncle Harry.

Yes, it's called Gentle Parenting. There's a group on Facebook, but it seems to be mostly Americans.

Reply fail. I was trying to reply to thr op @surreysarah