December 04, 2009, (Splash News) - Michael Jackson's children are thriving with the aid of martial arts instruction that aims to boost the self-esteem of youngsters and teach them leadership skills.
Blanket Jackson was seen prancing around with the rumored love child of Jackson, Omer Bhatti (pictured). The 25-year-old has been a constant companion to the three since they lost their father in June.
Prince Michael, Blanket and Paris all attend a martial arts academy in Encino, California, where they live with their grandmother, Jackson matriarch Katherine.
La Toya Jackson, recently spoke of how the three are dealing with their grief - each of them in his or her own way. La Toya said Prince Michael I is having the greatest challenge. She said: "Prince just doesn't want to speak about it. I do worry about him very much."
Of Blanket, she said: "He is just a very sad, shy little boy. He cries - he really does cry. It's so painful for him. No one can bring his daddy back and it hurts too much."
Paris, meanwhile, was doing better and had plastered her walls with posters of her father. "She thinks and talks about her father all the time," La Toya said.