Kourtney Kardashian praised for response to backlash after having baby Rocky on boat without life vest

After questions were raised regarding her son's safety over the weekend, Kourtney Kardashian was praised for taking the criticism in her stride.

Taking to Instagram on Friday (8 Aug), the mother-of-four shared a photo 'dump' from her recently family holiday to Idaho, with one image including her 21-month-old son, Rocky.

For those in need of a reminder, 46-year-old Kourtney shares her baby boy with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, to whom she's been married since May 2022. She also shares three older children - sons Mason, 15, and Reign, 10, plus daughter Penelope, 13 - with ex, Scott Disick.

Despite she and Travis initially reluctant to share any photos of their son online, in recent months, the couple have given fans more of a glimpse at the tot - though, they're always careful shield his face from the camera.

And as we say, on Friday, Kourtney shared a photo cuddling Rocky, as they posed together during a boat ride, captioned: "Food for the soul."

Rocky could be seen cuddling his mother (Instagram/@kourtneykardash)

In the snap, the youngster could be seen wrapped in a blanket, nesting into his mother's arms.

It didn't take long, however, for critics to notice something missing.

"Great photo except for the fact the child has no life jacket on," one of The Kardashians star's followers wrote in the comments.

Another went on to say: "You can make those kinds of decisions for yourself. But don’t make a decision like that for your child. PLEASE."

"C'mon Kourt. You both should be wearing life jackets," a third added. "Everyone on that boat should be."

The conversation then moved onto Reddit, where a fourth critic chimed in: "Rocky should be wearing a life jacket. Such dangerous neglect."

Another continued: "Kids on boats should always be wearing appropriate life vests, and it looks like it’s sitting in the seat right next to them."

Thankfully, however, Kourtney quickly responded to the backlash, revealing that she'd taken the comments on-board - literally.

"Update: bought a life vest that fits!" she later wrote on her Instagram story. "Good looking out. Honestly didn't think about some of the dangers."

Kourtney was praised for her response (Instagram/@kourtneykardash)

The star went on to say: "Thank you for making me aware and hopefully this helps make other mommies aware of the dangers of certain types of boating without a life vest."

Since then, fans have praised Kourtney for being receptive to advice on both parenting and safety, with one gushing on X (formerly Twitter): "The calmest and collected response ever, she understood and will fix it."

Another wrote: "We love a person who learns from their mistakes."

"Everyone makes mistakes, glad she's open to feedback :))," a third penned.

"This is actually the best way to respond to this," another continued. "Took the criticism well and will fix her mistake."