The Kardashian moms present their children on social media in carefully planned ways. Each family member takes a different approach.
The moms The Kardashians Be careful how they introduce their children via social media. Khloé is one of the most recent stars of the show to welcome a new baby into the family. Surrogacy was her method of choice in July 2022. She has not shared many images of her newborn child.
Khloé hid her son’s face in the first baby photos she put on social media. A subtle reveal was made after the birth of her son. The KardashiansShe posted a picture of the baby in a Tigger outfit and a pair Nike baby shoes to Instagram. He was being held by his big sister True, several months after his birth.
The Kardashians share carefully curated images of their children
Khloé has only shown his actual face once, sharing social media posts about the Kardashian family’s Christmas festivities. Khloé posed with her son and True in the photos. This is just one example of how she shares photos of her children online.
The introduction of Khloé’s son is evidence of how the Kardashian family has carefully presented their children’s births via social media. Partly because of how they curate the images they share with their global audience, they have achieved media stardom. Sometimes it can be a failure like when the Kardashians were accused of editing Christmas photos. But other times, it’s a way to shield themselves from criticism.
Similarly to Khloé’s use of social media to introduce her son, both Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner also strategically shared photos of their babies in different ways online. Kim first confirmed that she and Kanye West had used an embryon in September 2017. Kim posted a January 2018 tweet announcing the birth of Chicago. She captioned it with a photo with #momofthree. Kim followed that up later with an Instagram Story saying, “She is here.” Kim posted her first Instagram photo of her 1-month old daughter to the world. It received over 6 million likes in the first 48 hours.
The Kardashians congratulated Kylie on her birth with Travis Scott in February 2018, and it was with great joy. Stormi made her social media debut about a month later. Kylie posted an initial video of her daughter on Instagram, which focused on her toes. This was Kylie’s first Instagram video, focusing on Travis’s toes. Kylie shared footage on YouTube of Wolf’s birth in March 2022.
The Kardashian brand was built around the idea of family. At least, for Khloe, being a mother is a big part of that. Khloé said in an interview with Variety March 2022: “We are very hands-on mothers. We are present and active with our children. Family is more important than anything… It is who we are. It’s what makes our lives happy. It’s why we work so hard to give our children certain luxuries, and certain security. It makes life worthwhile to have kids.”
Although the Kardashians are often criticized for being too predictable and overexposed, their motherhood is a key part of their image. They share a part of their lives through social media, as with every aspect of their brand. The Kardashians. It will be fascinating to see how they continue sharing these glimpses of their children with their extended family.
Source: Khloé Kardashian/Instagram, Kylie Jenner/YouTube, Variety
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