Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Prove They're Hollywood's Ultimate Helicopter Parents

From recording the colour of their daughter’s poo to obligatory French speaking around a tot who can’t even speak her native language yet, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s parenting smacks of control freak.

Keeping A Close Eye

Strict instructions to the carers of North insist the baby is played a pre-designed soundtrack to stimulate her in what her parents consider ‘the right way’, her outfits are pre-approved, she has a dermatologist-created skincare routine five times a day (including $100 a tube cream) and time is set aside for her to ‘work out’ for two hours a day.

North West is one.

According to a leaked document, reported by Heat, her strict diet is logged, as is the regularity and condition of her nappy changes, she has Skype dates with her parents at regular intervals (and is on 24 hour nanny cam), and her French tutor attends the nursery thrice a week.

Nothing is left to chance.

Helicopter Parenting

Kimye’s parenting methods suggest they are the ultimate in the ‘helicopter’ school of parenting, where eager mums and dads hover over their children constantly, aiming to turn them into super high achievers, influencing every element of their lives.

Helicopter parenting is a common trap couples fall into – wanting to do so well for their children they end up expecting too much, and eliminating the freedom that children need to be just that – children.

So what if they’re not bilingual by the time they’re three?

Kanye clearly believes himself to be a huge talent – and Kim is ‘even more beautiful than he is talented’, remember? So he’ll no doubt believe his little girl is a prodigious talent. And God help her if she turns out more normal than extraordinary.

Unrealistic Goals?

The easiest comparison to make is Gwyneth Paltrow, whose parenting pearls of wisdom have amused and infuriated the rest of us who can’t afford – or don’t agree with – feeding our children only organic quinoa-based meals.

Also keen for bilingual skills, Paltrow only allows Apple and Moses to watch TV in French or Spanish to encourage language learning, and courted criticism for admitting she has them on a low-carb diet.

The attempt to control everything possible is key to both mums.

And it’s organisation and pre-planning (as well as money and a huge staff) that allow Kimye to continue to ‘have it all’ - jetting around the world, hitting front rows, parties and gigs.

Interestingly, though there are similarities with other high profile parents, the Kardashian-Wests are actually quite unlike their celebrity pals, who tend to scale back their Hollywood lifestyle to go back-to-basics when they have children.

There’s no suggestion that this means that Kim and Kanye love their daughter any less, or don’t want the best for her. But it does make for an interesting comparison with some of the more vocal mums in Hollywood.

Back to Basics With Brangelina

Mum-of-six Angelina Jolie, for example, often talks of how hands-on she and Brad are, splitting their film opportunities so one is always able to stay home with the kids. They even had a nine-foot bed made so that all the family could sleep in it together.

And her attitudes are more permissive and responsive than Kimye’s list. Shiloh wants to dress like a boy? Then Brangelina aren’t going to stop her or insist a dress code on any of their children.

There’s a feeling of freedom about the Jolie-Pitt clan that’s absent from Nori’s little life.

RIE Parenting

Another weird parenting fad going around Hollywood recently is RIE, or "resources for infant educators." Penelope Cruz, Tobey Maquire and Helen Hunt are all fans of this philosophy, which believes young children should be treated equally in their relationships with adults – and claims that items such as prams and toys encourage "baby" behavior.

It seems extreme, and perhaps rather joyless, but A-listers are attempting to raise their children without "disrespecting" them.

So out go the sippy cups, high chairs and baby bouncers. Little adults don’t need those.

Attachment A-Listers

Moving on to the most common celebrity parenting style – "attachment" or "natural."

Outspoken earth-mother Gisele and actress Alicia Silverstone have both admitted they follow the "elimination communication strategy" to avoid using nappies for their babies. Because in Hollywood-land, nappies are bad.

All parents need to do is get so used to their baby’s facial expressions to recognise when they’re about to make a mess and then hold them over the toilet.

Gisele reckons this takes about five minutes post breastfeeding.

Can anyone in the real world imagine doing this?

As well as being anti-nappy, Alicia has another rather unusual parenting habit. She chews up her son Bear’s food for him and lets him take it out of her mouth – like a bird.

She talks about this in her parenting book Kind Mama, which is, essentially, an even more intense version of attachment parenting.

Kimye’s overbearing list of requirements for their daughter is clearly created out of love and desire for the very best for her. But they’re putting a huge amount of pressure on the youngster. And are they just setting her up to disappoint them?

At what age with little Nori start to rebel? Perhaps she won’t agree with the carefully coordinated outfits her mum and dad have picked out for her, and what if she shuns Kanye’s carefully-created playlist for Taylor Swift’s latest album?

Can you imagine?!

We’re wishing her luck.