Researchers report children who used a mindfulness app at home for 40 days showed improvements in several aspects of mental health, including reductions in stress and negative emotions such as ...

New research shows that mindfulness can help children sleep better; here, 6 mindfulness activities for kids to try now with your wee ones. Helen Egger, MD is a pediatric doctor, early childhood mental ...

Is it true? Is it true family life tends to be changing and sometimes difficult? If so, what can be done to live more easily?

As a certified children’s yoga teacher, I strive to introduce mindfulness techniques to children at a young age. In times of change and anxiety, such as returning to school, simple mindfulness tools ...

Mindfulness has been a buzzy term for years now, with a slew of mental health experts and celebrities raving about the perks of focusing one's attention on the present without judgment. But while a ...

Recently a writer contacted me for input to a magazine article about the benefits of mindfulness for children diagnosed with ADHD. In two recent Psychology Today posts, I mention mindfulness as one no ...

There’s a lot for parents to feel stressed about, including stress itself. Enter the modern meditation coach. Kid-friendly meditation has gained traction “as more parents recognize the importance of ...

Mindfulness, I'm sure you've at least heard the phrase before. But what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is essentially just another word for meditation or being in the moment. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

Back when Travis M. Spencer's daughter was in fourth grade, there were times when she struggled to fall asleep. On those nights, Spencer used to take a few minutes for mindfulness. First, Spencer ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined whether mindfulness was related to emotional resilience in children. They specifically investigated whether more ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many studies have found that practicing mindfulness — defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the present moment — has benefits for children. Children who receive ...