Nick Cannon always strives to put his "kids first."
The 36-year-old rapper has five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with
his ex-wife Mariah Carey, and has said the key to maintaining a healthy
co-parenting relationship is to "remove your ego" and do what's best for
their children.
He said during an appearance on Amazon's live chat show 'Style Code Live' on Thursday (16.02.17): "It's all about love.
"You put the kids first. But then when you understand that you have
unconditional love for these human beings and you want the best
existence for them, then you put whatever differences you may have had
aside.
"A lot of times, when you think about breakups in relationships, it's
usually over ego. And if you can remove your ego from that, and make it
about your loved ones, that's what it's all about."
Meanwhile, the former 'America's Got Talent' judge said he won't let his
status as a celebrity influence his children's career paths, as he
wants to make sure they still put in the "hard work" required to
accomplish their dreams.
He said: "If they want to be entertainers, God bless 'em. It's gonna be
easy for them to be entertainers. I think as a parent, you want to
encourage trying and effort, and putting hard work to the test to show
something you can actually accomplish.
"So if it is entertainment, I'm gonna put them through it. I'm gonna
make sure, one, school gotta be right. If you want to be a singer, sing
in the choir at school. If you want to be an actor, act in a school play
first. Go through that process that every kid has to go through."
But the star admits he doesn't want his children to follow in the footsteps of their parents.
He added: "I don't want my kids to be entertainers. But they have it.
They're little hams - they see a microphone, they run for it."