Kim Kardashian Describes Co-Parenting Strain With Kanye West

Kim Kardashian said she remains concerned about Kanye West and works to protect their four children from adult conflicts and negative news, describing the strain of co-parenting in a new biography. In Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future, Kardashian said West’s role as the children’s father means she continues to worry about him, even though the former couple do not always get along. She described that concern as a significant burden. Her remarks in the book are the basis for the accounts of her personal experiences. Kardashian said she encourages North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm to maintain a relationship with their father and wants them to think well of him. She said she tries to keep them from negative reports and from some of the difficulties he faces. In one account, she described a household “lockdown” procedure: turning off television and radio news, playing movies and using a phone for music in the car. She said communication with West is limited and often goes through his wife, Bianca Censori, or his manager. Kardashian described their recent co-parenting as relatively smooth, attributing that in part to their limited direct contact. She also said they hug...