Qualified early years practitioner and parenting consultant Kirsty Ketley once said that such sofa chats can help children "regulate their emotions better" and "keep their self-esteem intact". She said: "They are also more likely to come to you for help when the bigger things happen, rather than try and hide them from you, for fear of punishment.”

PRINCESS Kate has revealed the key reason why she moved George, Charlotte and Louis out of Kensington Palace for a “quiet” life in Windsor. At the St Patrick’s Day celebrations last week,