The 30-year-old, who has kids Harlow, four, and three-year-old Sparrow with rocker husband Joel Madden, wants them to spend most of their time at home, reported Femalefirst.
"One of the biggest differences in the way I'm raising my kids versus the way I was raised is that I was on tour a lot. I don't really do that with my kids. It's important to me that they have stability. I like them to be home," she said.
However, Nicole - who has previously battled drug addiction - insists there was nothing wrong with the way she was raised by Lionel and her mother Brenda.
"I was taken out of school and had tutors. By the time my father went onstage, I was asleep. There's no right or wrong way to raise a family. Look, I don't know anyone who can say they don't just try and do the best that they can do."