Entertainment TV Jon Gosselin Doesn't Have Contact with Most of His Kids: They 'Aren't Talking to Me' "If they don't want to talk to me, that's fine, as long as they keep up with their sibling connections," Gosselin says By Dave Quinn Dave Quinn Instagram Twitter Dave Quinn is an Editor for PEOPLE, working across a number of verticals including the Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams. People Editorial Guidelines and Jodi Guglielmi Jodi Guglielmi Instagram Twitter Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 12, 2018 10:23AM EST Share Tweet Pin Email Jon Gosselin says he has been awarded temporary sole custody of his teenage son Collin. For over two years now, Collin has been living away from his family in a program for children with special needs. Jonâs ex-wife Kate Gosselin previously told PEOPLE that she made the difficult decision to enroll her son in the program in order to help him reach his full potential. When Collin leaves the program later this year, he will go home to live with Jon. âIt was just easier for the transition,â he told reporters at WE tvâs Real Love: Relationship Reality TVâs Past, Present & Future panel on Tuesday in Los Angeles. âSo itâd be easier for one parent to just transition him home, and he wanted to live with me, so it was easier to do it that way.â âIâm excited to have a male around,â he added. âIâm surrounded by females.â PEOPLE confirmed in November that Jon and his attorney submitted papers to a Pennsylvania court on Oct. 24 requesting that Collin live with him, a decision he claims would be in Collinâs âbest interest.â In November, Kate, and her lawyer reportedly did not show up to court after her request to postpone the hearing was denied. Reps for Jon and Kate have not responded to PEOPLEâs request for comment. Collin is one of Jon and Kateâs 14-year-old sextuplets â along with Alexis, Leah, Hannah, Joel and Aaden. (They also share 18-year-old twins Mady and Cara.) Jon also said Hannah lives with him âfull time.â âHannah lives with me full time, and then Collin,â he said. âLeah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden, theyâre with their mom, and then the twins are 18, so theyâre adults.â Jon Gosselin/Instagram Kate Gosselinâs Tough Decision: Why Her Son Is Away Getting Help And while Jon said his relationship with Collin and Hannah is strong, he doesnât have contact with the other children. âThe other four arenât talking to me, but theyâre talking to Hannah,â he said. âItâs what the kids want to do. If they donât want to talk to me, thatâs fine, as long as they keep up with their sibling connections.â The former reality star recalled that last time he saw all of his children, admitting that the meeting was tense. âIt was just volatile and a lot going on,â he said. âIt was just not a good time.â He added that he does not âcommunicateâ with Kate either. âItâs too much right now,â he said. Kate Gosselin/Instagram; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Jon Gosselin Posts Rare Photo of Daughter Hannah and Son Collin: âHad a Good Weekend Visitâ Jon, 41, has documented his time with Hannah this year â including on the Fourth of July, on Fatherâs Day weekend, at a restaurant in May and on her birthday that same month. His photo of Hannah on her first day of school back in August seemingly suggested that she was attending a different school than her siblings, who all posed for a different back-to-school photo shared to social media by their mother. In May, Jon and Hannah visited Collin and shared birthday cake and pizza together. Later that month, Hannah posted a photo collage with Collin and their father. Jon Gosselin/Instagram In November, Jon and Hannah reunited with Collin again, posing together in front of a door. In 2016, twins Mady and Cara told PEOPLE that they do not talk to their father. âI wouldnât even know what to say about him,â Cara explained. âHe makes it seem like weâre being kept from him, which is insane,â Mady said. âHe should maybe spend some time thinking about why we donât want to see him, and maybe realize that if he ever does want a relationship with us, talking about us on TV is not the way to make that happen.â Reporting by RAHA LEWIS