Complex sentence: Kim's father James "views women as equals", and thus has a very good relationship with Kim, although at times he struggles with the reality that she is growing up, while her mother Ann is essentially a grown up version of Kim.
Split into simpler sentences: Kim's father James "views women as equals", and thus has a very good relationship with Kim, although at times he struggles with the reality that she is growing up. Her mother Ann is essentially a grown up version of Kim.