{"id":711964,"date":"2026-01-22T00:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/711964\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T00:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:59:12","slug":"kim-kardashian-says-shes-not-trying-to-be-norths-bestie-as-she-addresses-criticism-about-how-she-lets-her-daughter-12-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/711964\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian Says She&#8217;s Not Trying to Be North&#8217;s &#8216;Bestie&#8217; as She Addresses Criticism About How She Lets Her Daughter, 12, Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kim Kardashian appeared on Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian&#8217;s podcast and talked about her parenting style<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She addressed some of the criticism she&#8217;s received about allowing daughter North, 12, to use fake facial piercings and tattoos, and get a dermal piercing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think like the one misconception that people might have is like, &#8216;Oh, she&#8217;s trying to be her bestie and lets her get away with a lot.&#8217; Like, no, Northy actually has a lot of rules,&#8221; said the mom of four<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kim-kardashian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kim Kardashian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kim Kardashian<\/a> is addressing the scrutiny she&#8217;s been receiving about her daughter&#8217;s recent forms of self-expression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the latest episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ss77zGLdGek?si=Xt9VBbP1r51YVcbi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khlo\u00e9 in Wonder Land;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Khlo\u00e9 in Wonder Land<\/a>, the SKIMS founder, 45, spoke to her sister, host <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/khloe-kardashian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian<\/a>, about her parenting style. In the conversation, she also addressed some of the criticism she&#8217;s received about allowing her daughter North, 12, to wear certain items of clothing, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kim-kardashian-north-west-face-tattoos-piercing-defends-11837131\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:use fake facial piercings and tattoos,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">use fake facial piercings and tattoos,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/north-west-responds-to-criticism-of-her-dermal-piercing-11852360\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:get a dermal piercing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">get a dermal piercing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just not a judgmental person like that, so I try not to pay attention to it,&#8221; she began. &#8220;But, I think that no one knows unless they&#8217;re in my shoes what I&#8217;m dealing with and how we have to manage certain things from the outside world or even close in our life that we have to go through together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mom of four went on to share the one big misconception she believes everyone has when it comes to her relationship with her daughter North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think like the one misconception that people might have is like, &#8216;Oh, she&#8217;s trying to be her bestie and lets her get away with a lot.&#8217; Like, no, Northy actually has a lot of rules. [That&#8217;s the] one area I do let her express herself,&#8221; Kim explained. &#8220;I love her for that, and she would do it, you know, regardless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kim also added that things like the colorful hair and her fake piercings are not new for her daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s funny, like people are like, &#8216;Oh, this blue hair, all of this, all of a sudden,&#8217; or like her fake piercings that she puts up,&#8221; she said, before continuing, &#8220;I have pictures of her when we&#8217;re in first grade [and] pre-K, where she&#8217;d come with like a fake septum ring and she has her green braids and she has pink braids. But she&#8217;s always loved the colored braids in her hair since she was little.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Like she really is who she is and always has been that girl,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And so, like, I nurture her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"kimkardashian\/Instagram Kim Kardashian with her children\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ab233e64213428d8e6736d7596902f6c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>kimkardashian\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Kim Kardashian with her children<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to North, Kim is a mother to sons <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/psalm-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Psalm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Psalm<\/a>, 6, and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/saint-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saint;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Saint<\/a>, 10, as well as daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/chicago-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago<\/a>, 8. She shares her children with ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kanye-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye West;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kanye West<\/a>. Back in October, the doting mom spoke out about her daughter&#8217;s appearance after the footage of North wearing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/kim-kardashian-north-west-penelope-disick-matching-face-tattoos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fake face tattoos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fake face tattoos<\/a>, a nose piercing and grillz sparked outrage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;North West, 12, worries fans with new look,&#8221;\u00a0Daily Mail Australia\u00a0captioned a TikTok\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dailymailau\/photo\/7563796296935476487?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-90pwpGS8jwU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a>. One person responded, \u201cHow about go be a kid,&#8221; while another chimed in, \u201cShe\u2019s 12 years old by the way,\u201d and a third wrote, \u201cThis is just sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Kim and North joint TikTok account responded to the backlash in the comment section of the clip, writing \u201cThis is such a non-issue \ud83d\ude2d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kardashian again spoke about North\u2019s fashion choices during an appearance on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3JoG7xWZHkKqfvilmiFHoF?si=98DZiiM4Sq6BMdlZzD8uVg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Call Her Daddy\u00a0podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Call Her Daddy\u00a0podcast<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kim-kardashian-shares-insight-on-daughter-north-style-asks-for-grace-following-criticism-11830080\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oct. 15;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oct. 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She&#8217;s really mature in one sense where she&#8217;ll be like, &#8216;Mom, I saw this and I don&#8217;t really care that they don&#8217;t like&#8230; my blue hair or this or that,\u201d said Kardashian, adding, \u201cShe&#8217;s really confident\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kim-kardashian-addresses-scrutiny-about-daughter-12-expressing-herself-11889819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Kim Kardashian appeared on Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian&#8217;s podcast and talked about her parenting style She addressed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,34527,213236,77,213238,213239,34698,31697,25382,213237,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-711964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-daughter","10":"tag-dermal-piercing","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-facial-piercings","13":"tag-fake-piercings","14":"tag-khloe-kardashian","15":"tag-kim-kardashian","16":"tag-north-west","17":"tag-parenting-style","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115936045717121079","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}