Skip to main content Skip to header navigation
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
SheKnows
Navigating medical gaslighting spotlight gif

optional screen reader

  • Parenting
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Food
  • Shopping
  • Digital Issues
Newsletters

optional screen reader

  • Parenting
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Food
  • Shopping
  • Digital Issues
Newsletters
SheKnows

optional screen reader

  • Parenting
  • Parenting News

Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Managing to Co-Parent Through Nanny Disaster

Jennifer Mattern
September 23, 2019 at 5:09pm PM EDT
Share
  • Share on Flipboard Plus Icon
  • Share on Pinterest Plus Icon
  • Share on Facebook Plus Icon
  • Share on Twitter Plus Icon
Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian
Plus Icon
Scott Roth/Invision/AP/Shutterstock.

It all began with a nanny and a scratch. The nanny quit, but the story just won’t: Kourtney Kardashian and co-parent Scott Disick are still fielding comments, questions and downright judgment from all sides regarding their daughter Penelope, 7, who allegedly had a fit of rage so bad, she lashed out at her nanny, who decided no amount of Kardashian money could entice her to stick around to take unicorn glitter manicures to the face on the regular. (To the nanny: When you figure out how to get around all the non-disclosure clauses in your contract, we’re totally buying your book.)

TODAY -- Pictured: Kourtney Kardashian Barker on Monday, September 12, 2022 --
Related story Kourtney Kardashian's Daughter Penelope Proves She's a Beauty Guru in the Making With TikTok Sephora Haul

The nasty zillionaire-kids-will-be-zillionaire-kids incident came to light on a recent episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, after Kourtney admitted Penelope’s nanny had left (and that she had smacked her own nannies when she was a child). When momager Kris Jenner’s boyfriend, Corey Gamble, said if Penelope ever scratched him, he’d spank her, it elicited horror from Scott Disick — and a mix of #TeamScott/#TeamCorey reactions flooding Twitter.

Kourtney Kardashian admitted via tweet that watching the episode caused her quite a bit of “anxiety.” She responded to a fan who encouraged her, “Don’t let anyone teach you how to be a mommy!” by saying simply, “Exactly,” then adding a bit later that Corey’s remarks about Penelope were “NOT OK with me and never will be.”

Welp, that’s all well and good, Kourtney, and we know your sister Kim has your back. But if you go by Twitter (and who doesn’t go by Twitter, tbh) there are a lot of folks who believe that wild child Penelope is overdue for SOME sort of discipline, even if it’s not spanking:

#Kardashians need to discipline their kids 🤷‍♀️ wtf kourtney is so proud she slapped her nanny no wonder she’s actually ok w/ her spoiled daughter causing what could possibly long term scar to someone’s face.

— lerant (@lele83218653) September 23, 2019

If I was the nanny I would have quit 2! Raise ur own kids! U heard kourtney say she slapped her nannies like that's normal n okay smh n laugh when Mason told the kid let's fight. Learned behavior. The kids are mimicking what they see n thinks it okay

— Diamond Lovejoy (@diamondolicious) September 23, 2019

No amount of money would convince me to babysit these heathens 🙅‍♀️… #KUWTK #Kardashians #KourtneyKardashian https://t.co/W9DZSjB9To

— Cin (@cin1210) September 23, 2019

Parenting is tough enough when you’re together, but considering Kourtney and Scott are split, the ex-couple is navigating this trying time remarkably well as co-parents — especially since Penelope’s not the only one of their kids acting up recently. Mason, their elder son, just tried to start a fight at school.

Kourtney’s reaction? Predictably… lukewarm? “There was an incident at school and… you know, I just think it’s normal kid stuff.” Because the principal of Mason’s school told Kourtney her son was willing to write an apology to the other child, Kourtney softened and decided to let Mason keep a playdate.

Scott disagreed in a phone call on the show, saying, “He asked the kid if he wanted to fight him. No chance you should be at a sleepover.”

Then Disick shared in a confessional with a KUWTK cam, “You know, I got in a lot of trouble [as a kid] and I didn’t really have consequences after. And that was one of the things that I wanted to change when I had kids, basically.”

Well, hey: They’re talking, they’re having hard conversations. We’re hoping Kourtney will take a lesson from her ex’s playbook when it comes to wanting the kids to have real consequences for their actions.

In the meantime, we admit it: We’ll be watching and gobbling popcorn with the rest of the masses, screeching OH NO SHE/HE/THEY DID NOT.

 

Leave a comment Sign Up

optional screen reader

Tags

  • co-parenting
  • discipline kids
  • Keeping up with the Kardashians
  • kourtney kardashian
  • scott disick
  • spanking

Leave a Comment

More Stories from Parenting

Keke Palmer
Parenting News

Keke Palmer Worries She Might Be Too Blunt for Her Future Baby’s Zodiac Sign: ‘I Need to Keep It Chill’

1 hr ago
by Rebecca Rakowitz
Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East
Parenting News

Shawn Johnson Shared a Hilarious ‘1st vs. 2nd Child’ Video & It’s So Relatable

21 hrs ago
by Rebecca Rakowitz
SheKnows exclusive badge.
Vanessa Lachey
Motherhood

Vanessa Lachey Shares How She & Husband Nick Handle Birthday Parties for Their 3 Kids — & How They Make Them Special for Everyone

21 hrs ago
by Rebecca Rakowitz
Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2022 Baby2Baby Gala honoring Kim Kardashian, at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, on November 12, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Parenting News

Kim Kardashian’s Daughter Chicago Was Pretty in Pink for Her 5th Birthday & the Photos Are So Cute

23 hrs ago
by Sydni Ellis
MIAMI BEACH, FL - JANUARY 25:  Channing Tatum attends the "Magic Mike's Last Dance" World Premiere on January 25, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)
Parenting News

Channing Tatum Plans To Tell His Daughter About His Past as a Stripper: ‘I’m Not Gonna Lie to Her’

24 hrs ago
by Sydni Ellis
More Stories Sign Up
Envelope icon.

Never Miss a Thing

The stories you care about, delivered daily.

By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Newswire

HollywoodLife

5 Affordable Products That Will Cut Your Morning Beauty Routine In Half

StyleCaster

Jay Leno Broke Several Bones After Being Knocked Off His Motorcycle—A Hung Wire ‘Clotheslined’ Him

Rolling Stone

Pianist Alan Pasqua on His Years With Bob Dylan, Eddie Money, Pat Benatar, and Santana

optional screen reader

SheKnows

  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • SheKnows Baby Names

Connect with us

  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon
  • Icon Link Plus Icon

optional screen reader

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • California Privacy Rights
  • AdChoices
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Privacy Preferences

Newsletter Signup

By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

optional screen reader

SheKnows Family:

  • She Media
  • StyleCaster
  • Soaps
  • BlogHer
Icon Link Plus Icon

SheKnows is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2023 SheMedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by WordPress.com VIP

optional screen reader

Our Sites

  • Artnews
  • BGR
  • Billboard
  • Deadline
  • Fairchild Media
  • Footwear News
  • Gold Derby
  • IndieWire
  • Robb Report
  • Rolling Stone
  • SheKnows
  • She Media
  • Soaps
  • Sourcing Journal
  • Sportico
  • Spy
  • StyleCaster
  • The Hollywood Reporter
  • TVLine
  • Variety
  • Vibe
  • WWD
SheKnows
  • Parenting
    • Parenting News
    • Kids
    • Baby Names
    • Motherhood
    • What to Buy
  • Health
    • Health News
    • Reproductive Health
    • Children’s Health
    • Love & Sex
    • Nutrition & Fitness
  • Food & Recipes
    • Recipes
    • Cooking Tips & Trends
    • Entertaining
  • Living
    • Home & Garden
    • Beauty & Style
  • Entertainment
    • Entertainment News
    • Celebrities
    • Culture
    • TV & Movies
    • Books & Music
  • Special Series
    • Present Perfect
    • Digital Issues
    • Mamá y Más
    • Black Mind & Body
    • SK Conversations
    • Bringing the Heat
  • Shopping
    • Shopping Guides
  • Videos

Follow Us

  • Follow us on Pintrest
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Flipboard

Alerts & Newsletters

By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

optional screen reader

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • AdChoices
  • Accessibility
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • EU Privacy Preferences
  • Terms of Use
Icon Link Plus Icon SheKnows is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2023 SheMedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
ad