Prince William reflects on how much he has learnt about fatherhood

Prince William common an moving summary on Father’s Day by a mental health debate Heads Together, where he non-stop adult about a hurdles of fatherhood and speedy relatives to concentration on their children’s psychological wellbeing.

Props to Prince William for talking about this important issue and doing everything he can to bring the discussion of mental health to the forefront. He recognised that fathers can often find it hard to talk about their own feelings and hence find it even harder to have a conversation with their kids about this topic. “But we don’t unequivocally have a choice. we unequivocally trust that a child’s mental health is only as critical as his or her earthy health”.

The father of two added that a fifth of children will develop a mental health issue by their 11th birthday, a factor that has the power to “alter the course of a child’s life forever” if left unaddressed. In an article published today (19 June) in the Sunday Express, Prince William said: “Today I celebrate my third Father’s Day as a father”.

Prince William has always been a supporter of mental health charities and just this weekend he attended a wellbeing initiative by hosting a coffee morning for fathers and sons affected by mental health.

William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry launched the Heads Together Campaign earlier this year to help tackle unresolved mental health problems. But as he goes on to explain, there’s nothing shameful in needing help – and actually working towards getting that help for your child is far more important than worrying about how their need for it reflects on you as a parent.

The Duke of Cambridge cites that more than half of parents don’t discuss mental well-being with their children, and a third of parents claim they’d be ashamed if they knew their child needed help.

He said he is trying to end the stigma around mental health and encourage fathers to take an active role in their children’s life and not be afraid to reach out for help.

“And know that if your son or daughter ever needs help, they need their father’s guidance and support just as much as they need their mother’s”.

The royal trio said they hope their new campaign will draw attention to the most hard issues young people and parents face tackling bullying, suicide, homophobia and other unresolved mental health concerns. The Duke compèred the light-hearted quiz challenge for some of the dads, father figures and children at the Father’s Day breakfast as well as hearing their personal experiences of parenthood and mentoring.

In Australia we don’t celebrate Father’s Day until September but today in the United Kingdom, it is the day for appreciating fathers and spending time together as family.