Quotes by Jessica Joelle Alexander

“ Sometimes we forget that parenting, like love, is a verb. “

-Jessica Joelle Alexander-

Sometimes we forget that parenting, like love, is a verb.

When you substitute 'we' for 'I' even 'illness' becomes 'wellness'.

Play is a child's way of unpacking their days. This way they have less baggage in the future.

Resilience isn't cultivated by avoiding stress, you see, but by learning how to tame and master it.

We can't change the way we were raised, but we can 100% change the way we raise our children.

Free play teaches children to be less anxious. It teaches them resilience.

Introducing Jessica Joelle Alexander

Jessica Joelle Alexander is a bestselling author, Danish parenting expert, columnist, speaker, and cultural researcher. Her work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, Time, BBC World News, Vanity Fair, NPR, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. Her books have been published in over 32 countries.

Alexander co-authored the acclaimed book The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids, which explores the principles behind Denmark's consistently high rankings in global happiness reports. She has also contributed to The Danish Way of Raising Teens and The Danish Way Every Day: A Practical Guide to Raising Confident, Capable Kids.

In addition to her writing, Alexander has been a spokesperson for LEGO on the power of play and collaborates with the University of California, Berkeley's Toward Belonging Center, focusing on research related to parenting and cultural practices. She also delivers talks on parenting, education, and well-being around the world.