• Jessica Alba goes to therapy with both of her daughters and says it makes her a better parent.
• The 41-year-old actress has daughters Honor, 14 and Haven, 10, and son Hayes, four with her husband Cash Warren
• Alba insisted that she always tries to learn from her mistakes, whether they are personal or business-related.

Jessica Alba goes to therapy with both of her daughters and says it makes her a better parent.

The 41-year-old actress has daughters Honor, 14 and Haven, 10, and son Hayes, four with her husband Cash Warren.

“I went with both of them,”  “And around puberty is when it’s the time I think, for me, with my girls. That’s when they started to sort of shut down and get really like, ‘I don’t want to talk any more.’ And I’m like, ‘We’re not doing this. We’ve got to keep a line of communication here. How can I be a better parent to you? How do you want me to talk to you? Don’t shut me out.’

“First of all, this person [the therapist] has studied human behaviour and they’re good at it. And they have no relation to you so they can be really objective and you create a safe space for your kid to really candidly tell you what’s not working about your parenting. I was like, ‘Look, I’m not perfect. I’m not going to know all the answers, but I want to be a great parent to you. And what you like and don’t is different from what your sister likes and doesn’t like. And I’m going to make mistakes. Here’s a safe space, you can’t get in trouble – let me know what I’m doing wrong, or what you would like me to do differently. Or how do you want me to discipline you when you do screw up? What does that look like for you? And how would you want to be treated so you can still feel like you have your dignity intact?’”