Kim Kardashian is under fire after sharing a controversial photo on Instagram.

Comments poured in on her post, stating that she had violated her children' privacy rights by releasing a photo of them without their consent.

The 41-year-old SKKN mogul shared the adorable photo on Instagram, showing the nine-year-old and four-year-old cuddling and sound asleep.

As they lay under the blankets, the two youngsters were nose-to-nose, arms clasped around each other.

North and Chicago were dressed in gray and pink shirts, respectively, and it appeared that they were unaware that they were being photographed by their mother, who couldn't help but record the wonderful moment.

Kim Kardashian captioned the photo on Instagram, "I awoke this morning to find my daughters sleeping in my bed like this! Nothing beats it!"

While many followers appreciated witnessing the sweet relationship between her two children, some were offended by the photo she uploaded online.

According to one commenter, North and Chicago sleeping "is a private time for her and her children, maybe to a phony Instagram, but to publish this to hundreds of millions of people?"

"There is no such invasion of their privacy."

"I think it's horrible how people regularly display their kids when they are truly at their most vulnerable when they are sleeping," another individual commented.

They went on to explain that the children are unaware that their photographs are being taken as they sleep in their beds in the privacy of their chambers.

"Imagine not even being able to take a nap in your bed without fear of your photo being captured and shared with millions of people, and having your privacy IN YOUR BED shat on."

A third individual expressed sympathy for the two Kardashian-West daughters, saying it would irritate them to see their mother share a picture of them on Facebook without their knowledge.

While a fourth individual says that the KKW Beauty entrepreneur exploits her children as an extension of herself and that the photos she posts are particular so that people can buy into her "great parent bull----."

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Kim Kardashian has been chastised for the second time in the past month about her parenting style.

Pictures of her eldest daughter's lavish birthday celebration went viral, and critics pounced on her as a mom.

North's birthday had a wilderness theme, and photos showed North and other youngsters with bows and arrows, launching the arrows into targets while under adult supervision.

Fans were concerned about the action and told Kim how they would keep their child away from the Kardashians.

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