I do feel exhausted : Kate Middleton on parenting in the pandemic By McKay Bolden
January 30, 2021 / 1:29 PM / CBS News
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, opened up in a candid video chat with fellow parents about the challenges of raising and homeschooling three kids during lockdown. Catherine revealed that parenting during COVID-19 pandemic has left her exhausted, and joked about her children recoiling in horror when she started doing their hair.
The mother of three took part in a discussion with three parents whose children attend Roe Green Junior School in Kingsbury, northwest London, alongside head teacher Melissa Loosemore. In a show and tell exercise during the chat, which was shared on Instagram and the Royal Family s YouTube channel, Loosemore directed everyone to answer questions by writing them down on a piece of paper. The first request was to write down one word that describes parenting during this pandemic.
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When asked how she would rate her math skills on a scale of 1 to 10, Kate replied, -5. I m obviously right at the bottom! the Duchess joked, who returned to homeschooling with husband Prince William earlier this month.
Melissa Loosemore, the headteacher of Roe Green Junior School in London all of the parents to write down the one word that best describes parents during the pandemic.
Kate wrote, “Exhausting.” As parents, we have day-to-day elements of being a parent, but, I suppose, during lockdown we ve had to take on additional roles that others in our community and lives would have helped us with, Kate added.
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Like thousands of parents across the country, Kate, 39, revealed she is also struggling to adapt to new skills including homeschooling and keeping children entertained, while schools have been closed during England s third lockdown.
The Duchess joined in a light-hearted discussion on Tuesday with three parents, whose children attend Roe Green Junior School in Brent, alongside the school s headteacher to share their experiences of parenting during the pandemic.