Nick Cannon says he's going back to school to pursue a master's degree in child psychology: 'I'm in that conversation every day'

• Nick Cannon, a father of 12, shared that he's pursuing a master's degree in child psychology on a recent podcast.
• Cannon told Dr. Laura Berman that he wanted to understand his children on an educational level.

Nick Cannon, 42, revealed that he wants to dig deeper to understand his kids during a recent podcast interview.

The entertainer and father of 12 told Dr. Laura Berman on the "Language of Love" podcast that he's going back to school to pursue a master's degree in child psychology and will follow up with a Ph.D. in divinity, according to People.

Cannon appeared in an episode published on June 14, ahead of Father's Day.

Berman agreed that his new educational pursuit would "come in handy," to which Cannon added, "I'm in that conversation every day."

"Oh, the presence of a father and how much will they need you and the Freudian aspect of reverting back to your childhood trauma, or the lack thereof," Cannon continued. "Nature versus nurture. These are conversations I have several times every single day."

"With who?" Berman asked. "With naysayers or with the mamas?"

"Nah, not naysayers," Cannon said. "But I'm like, I'm living, whether in therapy on my own or even just wanting to make sure that every single child has what they need, developmentally. And emotionally. I'm studying the brain and at what point does sensory matter," he continued.

Cannon fathered his children with six different women. He shares twins Monroe and Moroccan, 12, with his ex-wife Mariah Carey; twins Zion and Zillion, 2, and a daughter named Beautiful Zeppelin, 6 months, with Abby De La Rosa. Cannon has three children with Brittany Bell: Golden Sagon, 6; Powerful Queen, 2; and Rise Messiah, 9 months. The "Wild 'N Out" creator also has a son named Legendary Love, 11 months with Bre Tiesi, and a daughter named Onyx Ice, 9 months, with LaNisha Cole.

In December 2021, his son Zen with Alyssa Scott died at 5 months after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The two also share a daughter named Halo Marie, 6 months.

Cannon actively posts videos and photos that show him spending quality time with his children on Instagram.

"The Masked Singer" host shared he would be pursuing a master's degree and Ph.D. when he graduated from Howard University, a historically Black college, in May 2020.

"I graduated from Howard University @howarduniversity1867 today! Received a degree in Criminology/Administration of Justice and a minor in Africana Studies! Had the opportunity to speak at the virtual ceremony, Masters and Ph.D. is next! #HU2020," Cannon shared in a now-deleted tweet on his graduation day, according to Black Enterprise.

Cannon enrolled at the university in 2016, according to the outlet. "Nelson Mandela once said, 'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,' and with that said I have officially enrolled at Howard University," Cannon tweeted at the time.