All the Kardashians are quite public with their kids and post many pictures of them on social media. Even though they are all quite busy, they make sure to spend time with them.
The oldest Kardashian sibling, Kourtney, has definitely had the most experience being a mother to her kids. Kourtney has three kids —Mason, Reign, and Penelope — with her ex, Scott Disick.
As their lives have been highly public, fans have enjoyed seeing Kourtney with her kids on ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’. When it comes to parenting, Kourtney has often been criticized by her family members, however, it doesn’t affect her.
Kourtney has spoken about her parenting style and what her family members think about it, according to People. She said, “It’s just what came naturally to me. My family definitely all think I’m insane for having [the kids] in the bed and breastfeeding them for forever. But I couldn’t care less.”
1. Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick strictly limit how much time their kids are allowed to watch TV, play video games or go online.
It seems Kourtney is quite strict when it comes to the use of technology. According to Stylecaster, Kourtney posted on her website back in 2017 that she strictly limits the time her kids spend on technological devices.
Since they are young, she thinks they shouldn’t spend a lot of time on technology. She wrote, “We have a game room, so I allow 30 minutes of video game time during the week and an hour on the weekends.”
She also mentioned that she has banned iPads in her house as they created a distraction for the kids during dinner. She wanted the family to have a meal where everyone can interact and talk to each other.
In addition, she also doesn’t allow kids to use any devices right before going to bed and encourages them to utilize that time in reading physical books.
It seems Kourtney has continued with her no-technology rule as she revealed to Health in 2020 about her parenting rule. She mentioned that she limits her kids’ time with technology as well as hers.
“My kids don’t have phones, but I make sure that all the devices in the house—iPads and computers— have the Night Shift [it reduces blue light] on 24 hours a day,” she said.
“And we definitely have time limits [on devices].”
2. Kourtney has banned single-use plastic from her household.
Kourtney is quite environmentally-friendly and has been quite conscious of her lifestyle even before she became a mom.
As a mother, she has been taking the same steps for her kids. According to US Magazine, Kourtney banned all plastic bottles in her household.
She even posted a picture of two water bottles made of paper cartons with the caption, “no more plastic bottles in my house.”
She even spoke out about her decision of banning plastic. “When it comes to products I use on my kids, I don’t play around. Everyone should have the right to healthy products and personal care, and that’s why I wanted to come and make this a bigger deal,” she said.
However, despite all that, even Kourtney was seen drinking from a single-use plastic bottle on one episode of ‘Keeping Up With Kardashians’. She later explained her actions on Twitter mentioning that she was in Kim Kardashian’s office and she only had single-use plastic bottles, according to People.
She admitted her mistake by writing, “I was in Kim’s office and that’s all that was there. And no I’m not perfect, but I could have brought a reusable bottle for the day, this is true.”
3. Kourtney encourages co-sleeping habits with her kids.
Kourtney revealed on her website Poosh how she implements co-sleeping with her kids and how it works for her family. She explained that she researched more on the topic before doing it and how it was different for each of her kids.
With her oldest child, Mason, it happened quite naturally as they just started sleeping in the same bed. However, with Penelope, Kourtney decided that she wanted to share a bed with her and even read a parenting book about it. When it came to her youngest, Reign, Kourtney decided to let him sleep on his own.
She wrote, “He [Reign] is my only baby who has always slept in his own bed in his own room. We didn’t use any training methods for him.”
She further mentioned that sleeping together has helped her get a good night’s sleep. She also mentioned that since she is always so busy working during the day, sleeping together at night gives her quality time with her kids.
4. Kourtney has her kids follow a strict gluten and dairy-free diet.
Kourtney has always been a bit health-conscious when it comes to her food. However, she has extended this rule to her kids as well.
According to People, Kourtney changed her and her kids’ diets to include foods that are gluten and dairy-free. She claimed that she noticed a change in her kids’ behavior ever since the change in the diet.
She said, “ I don’t think everyone needs to eat this way but we had muscle testing done, which showed we all have sensitivities to corn, gluten, and dairy.”
Kourtney also raised concerns when she found out about the food her kids were eating at school. She mentioned on her website, Poosh, that the kids’ school served processed foods and produce that didn’t seem to be fresh.
As Kourtney and her kids live a healthy lifestyle at home, she was disappointed to learn of her kids’ diet at school. She further wrote that she voiced her concerns to the school’s principal and wrote a shout-out for other moms to speak up on such issues so their kids can have healthier options at school.
5. She doesn’t want her kids to use microwaves.
As Kourtney has been quite eco-friendly with her kids’ lifestyle, she has taken another step to make her household completely healthy. According to People, Kourtney doesn’t use microwaves to heat food in her house.
“One kitchen appliance I never use is a microwave,” she mentioned. “If anything needs to be heated up, I prefer to use the oven, stovetop, or toaster oven instead.”
She further wrote that when she had Mason, she did some research on microwaves and got rid of them. “When I had Mason, I did a lot of health-related research and decided to get rid of my microwave when I read that toxins from plastic containers can be transferred to food when reheated.”
According to Refinery29, Khloe Kardashian also shared a video on her Snapchat where she asked Kourtney about microwaves. Khloe asked, “Kourtney, what don’t you believe in?” To which, Kourtney replied, “Microwaves.”