A psychological expert has given his opinion on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's parenting. In this file photo, West and Kardashian attend the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards on November 6, 2019 in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Psychology experts are weighing whether Kim Kardashian should ease her relationship with Kanye West, who has been public with numerous scandals involving mental health issues and frequent anti-Semitic comments. There is.
This discussion is at the center of “TMZ Investigation: Kanye West: Hinged But Unstoppable,” airing Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX. The special will address whether Kardashian can deny West access to her children, or even whether she should be allowed to have that authority, if she deems it necessary.
“I think in Kim's case, she tries to help her children understand that some of the things that come out of their father's mouths are not appropriate or acceptable,” said the American University psychology professor. said Dr. Kevin Cockley. Michigan State says this in the special feature. “You can love him, because he is your father. But that doesn't mean you have to approve of everything he says.”
Much of the headlines in recent years surrounding the Grammy Award winner, 46, who shares four children with the 43-year-old reality star, have revolved around his struggles with bipolar disorder and his problematic comments about Jewish and black communities. Was. Then it derailed his career.
Kardashian has previously gotten emotional when discussing co-parenting with her controversial ex-husband and all the extra steps she's taking to protect her children from negativity.
Appearing on the Angie Martinez IRL podcast in late 2022, Kardashian said: “I definitely protected him – and I will continue to do so – in the eyes of the kids, for the sake of the kids.'' So in my house, my children have no idea what's going on in the outside world.”
However, she admitted that it is not easy to keep them protected.
“It's really hard,” Kardashian said. “[But] If they don't know what is being said…why would I bring that energy to them? It's like a really heavy, heavy adult thing that they're not prepared to deal with. ”
But “you can't protect kids from everything,” Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr. Kyle Smith says in a TMZ feature. “So as long as it lasts [Kanye] There's nothing the law or your spouse can do about it because you wouldn't lock yourself in a bunker with a gun and hang it out the window or anything dangerous of that nature. ”
He added that when a huge celebrity like Kim Kardashian marries someone like Kanye West, “it's a lie to think that our children will grow up in a 'Leave It to Beaver' world.”
“You marry someone who is famous for being flamboyant and eccentric. That's a trait. That's not a bug,” says Smith. “So, I'm sorry if it doesn't work out!”
Kardashian and the “Stronger” rapper finalized their divorce agreement in November 2022, which included split custody of their children. However, according to TMZ, the agreement states that if a decision needs to be made and one parent is incapable of making it, the other parent will make the decision.
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