Jessica Alba Says She Took Her Kids to Therapy So They Could Tell Her ‘How to Be a Better Mom’

In seeing that her oldest children were possibly “upset” with her, Jessica Alba scheduled therapy for them.

The actress was a guest on the August 12 episode of podcast Aspire with Emma Grede, where she discussed how her children have been “grounding” for her. With her estranged husband, film producer Cash Warren, Alba has three children, daughters Honor and Haven, 13, and son Hayes, 7. Alba and Warren filed for divorce in February after sixteen years of marriage.

Around the 54-minute mark of the video below, the Trigger Warning star said that rather than continuing a “facade” around her children when she’s feeling off, she’s learned to self-correct.

“I’m like, ‘You’re right. I didn’t say that right. I didn’t show up for you. I could have worded that differently. I could have done this differently. I’m sorry. I’ll do better next time. Please continue to tell me how I can be a better mom to you,'” Alba told Grede.

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Alba added that she began taking her daughters to therapy when they were ten years old. “I would take the girls one-on-one and I would say to the therapist like, ‘This is meant for them to be able to tell me how I can be a better mom to them, because I know they’re upset about some things that I do.'”

Alba wanted her daughters to know that they wouldn’t “get in trouble” for being upfront with her and could “express themselves in a real way.”

“I think as you’re finding your voice as a young woman to be able to have your mom say like validate you and validate your feelings,” she said. “I just felt like maybe that could be something that can be kind of life-changing for them.”

In a 2024 interview with Real Simple, Alba shared that her therapy sessions with Honor began when the now-teenager

In the months since separating from Warren, Alba is reportedly dating actor Danny Ramirez.