According to okmagazine.com, its Michael's sister Janet Jackson who has emerged as the favored caregiver for his three children.

Sources tell the website that appears to be just what Prince, Paris and Blanket want most. "All three want Janet to read to them at night," a Jackson family friend says. "They just melt into her arms when she walks into the house."

The feeling is mutual, adds the insider. "Janet has completely bonded with those children in the last two weeks," the friend continues. "She has been their rock. It's clear to everyone that they are looking to her for comfort and guidance."

"Janet is not only willing to raise those children, she is also the only relative who knows how to protect them," the insider tells the website "Janet knows the value of a private life and knows how to keep her personal life out of the news. She is determined to do that for Michael's children. She is saying that he would want no less for them, pointing out how far he went to shelter them."

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Story by Max Fischer
Starpulse contributing writer