Kristin Cavallari Jokes Daughter Saylor Is ‘Payback for Me,’ Opens Up About ‘Biggest’ Parenting Challenges

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Her mini me! Kristin Cavallari called her daughter, Saylor, her “biggest parenting challenge” as the 7-year-old continues to morph into the Very Cavallari alum.“She is stubborn and she is tough.

She’s definitely payback for me,” the Truly Simple author, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her partnership with The Saucery by Rao’s Homemade Chicago experience. “My mom says we’re identical.”The former Hills star — who shares her daughter and sons Camden, 10, and Jaxon, 9, with ex-husband Jay Cutler — confessed that Saylor is her “hardest kid” which can be “challenging at times.”The Uncommon James founder told Us she tries to remain “calm” and work “through it with her” when navigating her youngest child’s ups and downs.“I think she is so tough, but really it’s those tough ones that usually need the most love,” Cavallari explained. “I just try to, like, kill her with kindness and just try to love on her as much as possible.”The former reality star, whose own teenage antics played out on MTV’s Laguna Beach from 2004 to 2005, revealed that earlier that morning before school she was shocked by Saylor’s demeanor.“I’m like, ‘How are we already in this mood today?’ I’m like, ‘What is the deal?

That’s a lot of emotion,'” Cavallari told Us, adding that her daughter’s sass is reflective of her own childhood attitudes. “I believe in karma.”While Saylor isn’t making her mom’s life easy, the “Back to the Beach” podcast cohost has bonded over cooking with her little girl and her two sons.“Saylor and I made muffins yesterday and she also helped me make dinner last night.

The boys will watch these kids on YouTube making all kinds of stuff and then they wanna come in the kitchen and recreate it,” the Balancing in High Heels