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I had a fantastic opportunity yesterday to sit down for a chat with Jessica Joelle Alexander, author of the popular book The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids.
Jessica lives with her husband and two kids in Italy, a country that is very hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and has been in official lockdown for over 2 weeks now.
In this conversation Jessica and I talk about:
- how things changed in Italy during the past 3-4 weeks
- how to set routines for kids during school closures
- how to talk about quarantine to little kids
- how to help teens and young adults grasp the gravity of the situation
- how we parents can deal with anxiety
- how to look for silver linings
- and so, so much more!
I hope you find as much value in this chat as I did!
About Jessica Joelle Alexander:
Jessica Joelle Alexander is a bestselling author, Danish parenting expert, columnist, speaker, and cultural researcher. Her work has been featured in the NY Times, Vanity Fair, NPR, Huffington Post, Mothermag and the Greater Good Science Center Berkley. Her book The Danish Way of Parenting: what the happiest people in the world know about raising confident, capable kids, is available in over 19 counties in 15 languages. She writes for The Huffington Post, The Copenhagen Post & The Local Denmark. Jessica speaks four languages and lives with her Danish husband and two children in Italy.
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This video was very helpful! Loved that you provided it free to help us all during this time of ‘social distancing’ and that Jessica Joelle Alexander could provide such calming insight. Excellent! Thank you!!
So glad you found it helpful it, Ramona. Thank you for making the time to let us know! ❤️
Thanks Sumitha and Jessica for your insight!
It really helps me to have a better perspective during this time.
Jessica you provide great advise for anxious parents like me.
I also decided not to watch the news so often. That has helped me also.
Great video!!
Very grateful to both of you!!!
So happy that you found the chat insightful, Eliana. Thank you for making the time to let us know! ❤️
Sumitha, thank you for bringing on such informative guides! Jessica, thank you for sharing your insights. I started with no routine and we are building on it. Thank you both for being here to support us parents!
You are very welcome, Paulla. And thank you right back for this lovely note… it means a lot to us ❤️
For us here in the Austin, TX, “school from home” started this week. And it’s been very much like Jessica said… we started with one thing, but it is morphing into something else that is a lot more relaxed and enjoyable for all.
Good luck to you with your routines!