Is this article a bit harsh? Or do you agree? Babies crying in the front row of fashion week are garnering a lot of press!
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/are-kim-kardashian-the-beckhams-using-their-kids-111301345327.html
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Not sure what you mean by harsh?
I agree that they are children and are acting like children.
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@Mamaof2: oh! I was referring to the suggestion that the parents are narcissistic and just feeding their egos.
I meant this specific criticism:
Ultimately, there just aren’t any positive aspects to the experience for the child, family therapist Paul Hokemeyer tells Yahoo Parenting. “Children have no concept of fashion, nor should they,” he says. “They just want to play and explore their world. By taking their children to a fashion show mothers are using them as accessories, props to feed their own narcissistic egos. Its insensitive to the needs of the child, the audience and the designer.”
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I think the article is true. I don't think you should expect a 20 month old to sit through a fashion show, it's just not realistic. And honestly, how unfair to the designer, the focus should be on his/her clothing not a child in the audience. I think Harper makes a little more sense, it was her mom's show, but maybe they should have had her sit further back or had an "escape" plan in case there was an issue. I think North being there just because her aunt was walking was ridiculous, she doesn't care and I'm 99% sure it was done for publicity, which is unfair to the designer who needs/deserves the press.
It proves celebrity children are no different than our own, they all throw fits, ect. but I think as parents you have to decide what and where is appropriate for a child to be brought.
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@Leah: I agree with that - a fashion show is no place for a toddler. As a designer or audience member I wouldn't be happy about a screaming child. A child should be at home so she can pick her nose in private
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I agree, mostly from the standpoint that there are a million other things a (very rich) toddler could be doing instead that are more she appropriate. If they wanted their toddler there to show family support they should have had a nanny waiting in the background to take her elsewhere when she got antsy.
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Considering the photo is of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's toddler crying, really not too surprised considering the parents....seems like a situation you bring one of your nannies to.
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I think if the situation were that it was a non-celebrity mom that had their kid in the front row, we'd all be up in arms over anyone saying that the kid shouldn't be there.
The fact that it's KK and Kanye colors it, IMO.
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I do feel like they are using their kids as accessories and it really bothers me.
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@LuLu Mom: it was Kanye's show for his Adidas collab. ETA- my bad! I saw pics of her crying at Kanye's show w/Kylie modeling. I didn't realize she was crying at another show, lol!
My husband books entertainment and is a sports photographer, so my son has been backstage at concert venues and in sports arenas since he was really, really small. That's our life and DS is a part of it.
BUT if DS wasn't happy and didn't want to be there or was fussy at all, his needs come first. If he wasn't happy there, I wouldn't bring him along.
My son has always been a night owl, fights a schedule, gets bored with routine. You have to do what works for you and your family. -
@looch: I think no matter who's kid it is, I'd still be saying that a child that unhappy just shouldn't be there. It's not that I think a child shouldn't be there, period. We took D to a play at 18 months old because his uncle was in it. I sat at the edge and was prepared to get up and leave if D got upset or fidgety because I didn't want to distract the actors or the other audience members. If the parent (in this case, Kim and Kanye) doesn't want to miss something, then have a back-up plan.
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The woman I used to nanny for took her then 4-yo to a few Paris fashion week shows. They weren't sitting in the front row, but I saw pics from one of the shows and the little girl was sitting quietly on her mom's lap. I guess it just depends on your kid, and if a kid's presence is ok at the show or not.
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The article states two criticisms of the celeb parent's actions. 1) treating the kids like accessories. In one sense I agree. Celebs often wear the designer's fashions of whichever show they attend. North West dons mini versions of the adult designers'. It's not like she's wearing the designer's kids line because, well, they don't have one. That comes off as treating the kid as an accessory.
2) having the kids there strokes the celeb ego. I can see that one too. Sitting front row at a fashion show is a coveted spot for any adult. The fact the Beckham kids have their own seats, not lap kids, shows just how powerful they are.
At the end of the day, some parents take kids to adult functions. I don't begrudge a bored child, heck adults aren't smiling and gleeful every second of the day. The difference is kids have less self-control and poor manners. Hence the tantrums and digging in the nose. Kids will be kids. Their parents will just have to get used to receiving the side eye when they put their kids on display like that.
The press made a big deal about how Anna Wintour and Beyonce looked the other way when North was throwing a fit. What exactly would have been a more appropriate response? I don't think any parent wants to be pitied and have others interfere when their kid melts down.
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I think it was perfectly acceptable for Kanye's family, including his child, to be at his show. It was a big deal to him, and it's pretty normal for families to support each other and attend important events, even one that isn't normally a kid-friendly one. I think so many people have become so anti-kid in public in general, it's sad. Toddlers cry, no matter where they are. I think it's cool K and K involve their daughter in their lives, instead of always leaving her with the nanny.
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@erinpye: I agree that she belonged at her dad's show, and Harper at her mom's. But it seems like K&K have been parading her around to all the NYFW shows, which is a bit much for a toddler, IMO.
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I think that was a fine response, that they looked away. IME, attention only fuels the tantrum even more, so it's best if people just leave us alone/look the other way when there's a melt down happening. I even try to remove my son when other kids are melting down, just as a courtesy to the parents of the tantruming child.
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@erinpye: kids at the parent's show makes sense. Blue Ivy was sitting in the audience when Queen Bey accepted a MTV lifetime award.
Was Victoria's the only show the Beckham kids attended?
@looch: that's what I figured. Some blogs suggested nearby seat mates were throwing shade.
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@erinpye: North was also at Alexander Wangs show where she threw a second tantrum.
I think it was ok for Harper as she is old enough to understand she needs to sit quietly. If you know your child and know they will behave then why not? My LO is only 2 months older than North and I wouldn't dream of taking her somewhere like that. I think it shows the true colours of her parents to continue to take her to fashion shows even though she can't enjoy them/sit still.
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All kids are different. My son is very social, has been at lots of places that aren't super kid friendly since he was very little. I can totally see him having a good time at a fashion show at that age, if I wasn't at work all the time and could take him to one. And it does kind of make sense for the kids to be at the parents show... though I do agree they should have been prepared to step out or ask a nanny to take a walk with North West if she threw a tantrum. She's probably in social situations a lot and pretty used to it, but even parents can't always tell when their child will have a bad day, not feel like going whatever they're doing, or just get overtired ave pitch a fit.
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