Nick Cannon, who is a father of twelve children, recently shared his perspective that he does not believe in the term “co-parenting.”
The 44-year-old TV host made this comment on a recent episode of his podcast, “Nick Cannon @ Night,” while responding to a fan’s question on X (formerly Twitter). The fan was “curious to hear Nick’s perspective on managing multiple co-parenting relationships while dating.”
According to People magazine, Cannon responded that he has “always kind of had an issue” with the term “co-parenting.” He believes that “when you start throwing labels on things, I think it does more harm than help and can get very dangerous, because then everybody else has a preconceived notion of what you’re doing.”
Cannon admitted that he hasn’t “figured it out yet” but added that he tries to approach every situation with “respect and compassion and individuality.” He emphasized that he treats each of his children’s mothers as individuals. “I don’t bunch them together,” he said. “I really try my hardest not to be like, ‘Oh yeah, my baby mamas’, you know, unless I’m telling a joke… but no one wants to be grouped into anything.” He reiterated that “everyone wants to be treated like an individual with respect and compassion.”
For context, Nick Cannon has 12 children with six different women.
