Khloé Kardashian says one unsuccessful cartwheel helped keep her daughter True in gymnastics for three more years. When the girl grew discouraged, Kardashian joined her at class and attempted the move herself, giving True a chance to watch her mother struggle with it.
The 42-year-old shared the story during the November 11 episode of her Khloé in Wonder Land podcast, featuring Goldie Hawn. Their conversation turned to laughing at mistakes and the pressure children can feel to do everything perfectly.
True, now 8, had wanted to quit because she couldn’t perform a cartwheel as well as her cousins. Kardashian explained that the comparison had been affecting her daughter’s confidence.
Kardashian shares True and her 4-year-old son, Tatum, with former partner Tristan Thompson. She described the experience as a lesson in how children learn from watching adults respond when something goes wrong.
Khloé Laughed Through Her Own Attempt
Kardashian admitted that she couldn’t do a cartwheel either, but gave it her best effort. “It was silly, I looked ridiculous,” she recalled. The result sent her into hysterical laughter, something she said often happens when she makes a particularly foolish mistake.
From True’s perspective, the demonstration put her own abilities in a more encouraging light. Her mother looked much less accomplished than she did, Kardashian explained, and the girl came away feeling more capable.
Gymnastics had already become an important part of their routine. In a November 2021 interview with Cosmopolitan UK, Kardashian said she tried to take True to every class and scheduled work around her daughter’s commitments. When a busy workweek reduced their time together, she cleared her weekend. Her usual day began at 4:30 a.m., allowing her to exercise before True woke and then spend the morning with her.
Penelope Once Taught the Whole Family
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An earlier home video captures another family cartwheel session. On January 8, 2020, Kardashian shared a carousel from a playdate between True, then about 20 months old, and 7-year-old Penelope Disick. Its fifth slide shows Penelope teaching her aunt and grandmother Kris Jenner how to perform the move.
Penelope demonstrated successfully before Kardashian took a turn, barely lifting her feet off the floor. Jenner applauded her daughter anyway, then tried it herself with similarly limited success. She still threw her arms up in celebration afterward, keeping the activity cheerful even as the adults struggled.
When True’s turn arrived, the toddler simply ran across the hallway and received a round of applause. Penelope followed with two more successful cartwheels, as Hollywood Life documented at the time. Kardashian’s caption called the family “a work in progress” and praised Penelope’s patience.
Goldie Hawn Remembered a Career Mistake
Hawn’s memories prompted the parenting discussion. She described noticing during a recent audiobook recording that she laughed whenever she missed a word, a habit that reminded her of an early television experience.
While reading material, Hawn had made a mistake and started laughing. She asked producer George Schlatter whether she could try again, but he preferred the spontaneous moment. Hawn recalled that it helped shape the comic personality audiences came to know on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.
Kardashian’s concerns extended to children’s access to technology. She said True still has no cellphone and won’t be allowed on social media for a long time. Hearing that other children her daughter’s age already had phones left her puzzled about why they needed them. “Who are you calling?” she asked.
