Nick Cannon Explains Why He Doesn't Want His Children to Follow In His Footsteps Professionally & What He'd Like Them to Do Instead

Nick Cannon is already trying to stop his children from being considered nepo babies.

The 42-year-old father to 12 recently explained that he would prefer if his children didn’t follow in his footsteps professionally. He also revealed what he would prefer them to do instead.

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“Out of all my kids, I’m like, if they want to be in entertainment, that’s fine, but that’s almost easy,” Nick told ET. “I want you to do something that’s challenging, go outside of the box, so you can see effort and perseverance and those things, because they’re a nepo baby. There’s advantages to a kid. You’re just like, ‘Oh, this is natural.’”

That doesn’t mean he wouldn’t support them if they did decide to pursue careers in entertainment. In fact, Nick‘s already helping them to hone those skills by providing them with music lessons.

“I wish I would have learned theory and all the musicality at a very young age, because then I would be such a better musician even today,” he explained. “So I’m giving them that gift. I’m like, ‘Look, you’re gonna get the lessons. You’re gonna know how now you can do whatever you want to do. You get to impress the girls, or you can make a career out of it.’”

He even joked about forming a family band, saying it’s something that he “honestly” considers.

What would Nick prefer his kids do instead? For starters, he said that it would be fun to see them become athletes.

“That’s why I love… to see my kids try sports, because it has nothing to do with anything. It literally is however much work you put in, how hard you go, that’s how you’ll succeed in that space,” he said. “They can learn all of those cool principles through having fun with their friends. I’m hoping for a few athletes. I hope I can be that dad on the sidelines somewhere rooting for them.”

He reiterated that he’d support them no matter what, though: “But, again, if they want to be accountants or equestrians I don’t care.”

Nick recently revealed which of his kids he spends the most time with.