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Kate Middleton Urges Family Connection, Ditches Smartphones

10/9/2025

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Kate Middleton warns smartphones create an epidemic of disconnection in families, fragmenting attention and relationships.
In The Power of Human Connection in a Distracted World, co-written with Harvard Professor Robert Waldinger, she urges undivided attention.
Prince William supports her views, saying their children do not have smartphones to encourage family interaction.

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Kate Middleton warns smartphones create an epidemic of disconnection in families, fragmenting attention and relationships.
In The Power of Human Connection in a Distracted World, co-written with Harvard Professor Robert Waldinger, she urges undivided attention.
Prince William supports her views, saying their children do not have smartphones to encourage family interaction.