Chelsea Handler JC Olivera/Variety via Getty ImagesChelsea Handler, 50, says she took parenting classes even though she doesn’t have kids. She enjoys being a positive influence on children, whether as an older sister or a parental figure. Chelsea Handler, 50, says being childfree didn’t stop her from taking parenting classes to show up for other kids. I do, I just don’t want children,” Handler told podcast host Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Handler said she even took parenting classes for the girls.