Kourtney Kardashian Says She Holds Son Rocky for Entirety of His 3-5 Hour Naps

Kourtney Kardashian revealed how she and Travis Barker approach naptime with their 18-month-old son Rocky—and the Kardashians star’s methods involve many hours spent in a chair.

By Desiree Anello May 22, 2025 1:46 PM
| Updated May 22, 2025 2:34 PM
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Kourtney Kardashian is putting her parenting duties first.

Because when it comes to raising her and Travis Barker’s 18-month-old son Rocky Barker, the Kardashians star made it clear she would do whatever it takes to nurture her baby boy in a way that fosters a strong emotional bond.

“With attachment-style parenting, I hold him for his naps the whole time,” Kourtney told her sister Khloe Kardashian during a May 21 episode of her Khloe in Wonderland podcast. “He’s 23 pounds.”

“I’ll sit in our little chair in the room,” she continued. “I still have my little breastfeeding pillow and then he’ll lay on there, but my arm’s under, and then I have a little radiation blanket that I put over to protect from EMF from phone use.”

Adding that she will, on occasion, hold Rocky for up to five hours at a time, Kourtney—who is also mom to Mason Disick, 15, Penelope Disick, 12, and Reign Disick, 10, with ex Scott Disick—also shared insight into why she opts for such a nurturing parenting style.

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Kourtney Kardashian and Ex Scott Disick's Kids Mason, Penelope and Reign Over the Years

“I think it’s really not separating for as much as possible in the first definitely three years,” she explained. “It really helps nurture their attachment—secure attachment.”

“It’s kind of just what my instincts—I lean towards,” she added. “It’s what they tell me to do, I feel like. Just my motherly instincts. Mother knows best.”

And while Kourtney recalled exploring a few of these tactics back when Penelope was born, she still noticed a few things were different time around. After all, it had been nine years since the 46-year-old last experienced what it was like to raise a newborn.

“I’ve always shared a bed with the other kids,” the Poosh founder recounted, “but we share a room with Rocky.”

And compared to Khloe—who shares kids True Thompson, 6, and Tatum Thompson, 2, with ex Tristan Thompson—Kourtney deemed herself quite a free-spirited mom.

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“You are very scheduled and planned out throughout the whole day,” Kourtney quipped to her sister, noting that she and the Blink-182 drummer—who is also dad to Landon Barker, 21, Alabama Barker, 19, and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 2, with ex-wife Shanna Moakler—take the opposite approach. “We have a general time—definitely as babies, we had no schedule—Rocky doesn’t really have a schedule.”

But when it comes to how she reacts when her kids are feeling under the weather, Kourtney finds herself wanting to go against the status quo.

“I think living authentically is not conforming, to whatever it is,” she said. “I will like nurse the fever of my kids versus giving Tylenol or ibuprofen. I just want to do that.”

“Once I started therapy, I kind of started challenging the ways we did things sometimes, the way we all functioned,” she added. “I love to just go against the grain.”

For more of Kourtney and Travis’ blended family, keep reading.

Celebrating Dad

Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker were joined by his son Landon Barker—who he and ex Shanna Moakler share alongside daughter Alabama Barker and Atiana De La Hoya, her daughter with Oscar De La Hoya—at GQ's Men of the Year party in November 2022.

Mom & Me Mirror Selfie

Penelope Disick—who Kourtney and ex Scott Disick share alongside sons Mason Disick and Reign Disick—appeared with her mother in a 2024 vacation selfie from Australia.

Australian Summer

Reign and Penelope enjoyed some fun in the sun during their 2024 family trip to Australia for Blink-182's tour.

Kravis Down Under

Kourtney and Travis stopped for photo ops while in Australia.

Boys Club

In honor of Landon's 20th birthday in October 2023, Kourtney shared a throwback photo from six years earlier of the then-teenager hanging out with Mason.

Girl Gang

Alabama snapped a silly selfie with Atiana, Kourtney and Penelope, during The Kardashians star's May 2022 wedding with Travis.

Here Comes the Bride

Kourtney took a break from her wedding festivities in to pose for a selfie with Alabama.

Meet the Kardashian-Barkers

All in the family: Alabama, Reign, Travis and London joined Kourtney at the April 2022 premiere of The Kardashians.

Front Row

Kourtney's oldest son Mason, Alabama and Atiana tagged along for Travis and Kourtney's front row outing at the AMIRI fashion show in February 2022.

Alabama and Penelope

'Tis the season to share sweet throwbacks. Kourtney celebrated Alabama's Christmas Eve birthday in 2022 with an older snap of the birthday girl and Penelope.  

Birthday Bunch

Kourtney, Travis, Alabama, Atiana, Landon and Reign posed at Disneyland for Kourtney's birthday outing in April 2022. 

Magic Kingdom

Why, yes, it was the happiest place on earth to mark Kourtney's 43rd birthday.

The Three Mouseketeers

Landon, Atiana and Kourtney found the magic for this fun snapshot.

A Fashionable Family

Kourtney and Travis took Alabama to Tommy Factory's New York Fashion Week show in September 2022.

A Portrait by Penelope

Penelope the artist! Travis shared her drawing of him in a March 2022 post.

Family Portraits

On Christmas Eve 2021, a newly engaged Kourtney (with Penelope) got merry with her soon-to-be husband and his crew. 

Fun and Games

Travis and Penelope enjoyed a game of checkers, while Kourtney and matriarch MJ Houghton observed the action.

The Sweetest Age of All

For Alabama's 16th birthday in December 2021, Kourtney and Travis surprised her with balloons that spelled out "BAMA 16."

Sharing the moment, Travis captioned the post, "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!"

TikTok Fun

Travis appeared with Kourtney and Penelope in a 2021 TikTok video posted to the mother-daughter pair's joint account.

Welcome to the Fam

"So happy for you guys," Travis' daughter Alabama wrote on a photo celebrating the couple's October 2021 engagement. "I love u both!"

Amusement Park Fun

Landon joined his dad and Kourtney for some Halloween 2021 fun at Knott's Scary Farm in Southern California.

All the Halloween Activities

Kourtney recruited her son Mason for a trip to Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights with Travis and his daughter Alabama in 2022.

Frankenstein Friends

Atiana posed as the Bride of Frankenstein to Reign's Frankenstein's monster during the spooky outing.

Costume Cutie

Penelope horned in on the fun in a devil costume as the crew headed to the Los Angeles immersive jack-o-lantern experience Nights of the Jack in 2021.

A Memorable Moment

During their Nights of the Jack adventure, Alabama captured Travis and Penelope sharing a sweet moment as he walked around carrying her on his shoulders.

The Ultimate Throwback

Even before they were dating, Travis and Kourtney were friends for years. Just look at this throwback photo of Mason, Landon, Alabama and Penelope from 2017.

Rockstar Training

Dare we say this birthday present rocks? Travis gifted Penelope a state-of-the-art drum set for her ninth birthday in July 2021.

Family Photo

The couple made their own fireworks when they celebrated the Fourth of July at Disneyland with Landon, Alabama and Reign in 2021. 

Twinning

Atiana and Kourtney plowed ahead in matching snow gear during their first family trip to Utah's Deer Valley in April 2021.

Snow Day

Who needs to hit the slopes when you've got snowmobiles? Alabama joined in on the fun with Kourtney and Atiana.

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