Khloe Kardashian Opens Up About the Importance of Discussing Race With Children

Khloe Kardashian stopped by Leomie Anderson’s Role Model podcast, where she reflected about parenting her daughter, True, whom she shares with Tristan Thompson. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star opened up about the realities of raising a Black child and how important it is to discuss race with your child.

“I will be always learning and trying to do the best I can do as being her mom, but I’m obviously not a woman of color,” Kardashian began.

She continued, “I do want her to be exposed to as much inclusion, but variety as possible,” she said. “I don’t want her living in a bubble thinking, you know— because we do have this very privileged life, and I want her to know all types of life and all types of living and be very aware of that.”

Kardashian recognizes her late father, Robert Kardashian, as the parent who exposed her and her siblings to the “realities of life” while simultaneously provided them a privileged upbringing. 

“I know some people get uncomfortable with talking to their kids about race, or they think, ‘Oh, we live in a bubble. We never have to address that my child is Black.’ I mean, of course, you do!” Kardashian continued. “You’re only setting them up, I think, for failure if you don’t talk about race and probably the things that they’re going to endure once they’re in, quote, the ‘real world.'”

She wants to make sure that True, 3, is not only “surrounded by love” but also “aware she is a woman of color.”

Kardashian acknowledged that while the conversations are meaningful, they also need to be age-appropriate.

“Of course, we don’t want to overexpose our children or tell them things too young,” she said, “and I don’t know when that time is, but I think I’ll learn it when I’m in it.”

The reality TV star adds that she is constantly learning while she doesn’t know everything about parenting. She noted that she’s fortunate her sisters are in the same situation, and they will be able to lean on each other for these difficult conversations.