United Kingdom, July 1 -- Nelly and Ashanti take very different approaches to parenting.

The 50-year-old singer already had Shawn, Chanelle, Sydney and Cornell before he and his wife welcomed son KK into the world 11 months ago, and while he is a more-hands off dad, Ashanti admitted she is "very mama bear-ish" and has a lot of concerns.

She told People magazine: "For me, obviously this is my first child.

"We have to boil everything and sanitise everything. Everything has to be organic. His sheets are organic, his socks, food-grade silicone, everything. I'm just very, very protective."

Nelly said: "I think I understand a little bit more about children. They learn more on their own."

The Hot in Herre hitmaker thinks Ashanti, 43, is "mo...