Nick Cannon says his oldest daughter Monroe is 'probably my best therapist' after the death of his 5-month-old son Zen
- Nick Cannon told People that explaining his son Zen's death to his other kids was "pretty intense."
- He said that his eldest daughter Monroe, who he had with Mariah Carey, has been supportive.
Nick Cannon said that his 10-year-old daughter Monroe, who he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey, has been a major source of support in the wake of his 5-month-old son Zen's death.
"My daughter, really, she's so in tune and in line and wise beyond her years," he told People. "I got a lot of therapists, but she's probably my best therapist."
Cannon announced on December 7 that his youngest child Zen, whose mother is model Alyssa Scott, had died of a brain tumor.
People later reported that Zen had been diagnosed with a high-grade glioma, a rare and fast-growing tumor found in the brain and spinal cord, according to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He and Scott decided not to pursue chemotherapy treatment, with Cannon telling People that he "didn't want [Zen] to suffer."
Cannon also told People that explaining Zen's death to his oldest children — Moroccan, Monroe, and Golden — was "pretty intense."
Moroccan and Monroe are Cannon's 10-year-old twins, who he shares with Carey, and Golden is the four-year-old son Cannon shares with Brittany Bell. He has three other children, in addition to Zen: Powerful Queen, who he had with Bell in December 2020, and twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, who he had with DJ Abby De La Rosa in June.
He said that the support he got from his older kids, and in particular from his eldest daughter Monroe, helped him "really deal with" Zen's death.
"She keeps me in check," Cannon said of Monroe to People. "She's so pure and honest. To be 10, she asks some really strong and powerful questions. Really, it's just all out of love."
He added: "She's my oldest child. Even though they're twins, she came out first and she lets everybody know it. She's helped me keep it strong."