Time in front of the screen and allowances: the rewards of children in the royal family

Find out how Kate and William determine their children’s “pay” from small, routine tasks.

If you think that negotiating screen time with your children only happens in your home, know that the Royal Family also has agreements on this much-discussed topic. And it’s not because the little ones are descendants of the British throne that they don’t make arrangements with their parents.

At Kate and William’s house, George, the eldest son, who is 9, needs to do simple tasks to earn some money for himself (so-called “pocket money”, a kind of allowance) and even minutes to be with a device. electronic.

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To reveal this detail about the family routine was Katie Nicholl in an interview with the magazine OK!. Royalty specialist, the author of the book The new royalty: Queen Elizabeth’s legacy and the future of the crown (Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, in Portuguese) said that, in addition to George, Charlotte, 7, and younger Louis, 4, are likely to follow this path as well. dynamics of tasks and rewards, with routine activities such as helping set the table, for example.

Active participation of parents

Shortly before Queen Elizabeth II’s death on 8 September, the family had moved to Windsor and the children are still going through a period of adjustment at the new school, as the school year starts there in September.

According to Nicholl, the couple makes every effort to participate in school activities and the children’s routinetrying to balance the tasks. “They do their best to schedule real engagements according to George and Charlotte’s schedule, such as soccer practice, gymnastics classes and lunch meetings,” she said, adding that, although they rely on the help of a nanny, Kate is “completely practical”.

The family left Kensington Palace in London to live in Adelaide Cottage, a house within the royal estates near Windsor Castle.

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