How can we build the quality of mindfulness in our children, our classrooms, and our schools? The Oakland-based Mindful Schools program, of which I am a co-founder and co-director, teaches children in ...

If you’re interested in teaching mindfulness for kids, here’s a list of children’s picture books and nonfiction books that will help you introduce the concept of mindfulness to a child.

According to mental health experts, it can also be good for children. “Mindfulness helps kids cope with the daily stresses we all face,” says Michael Crowley, an associate professor at Yale ...

As an 11-year old, Hawn watched a “duck-and-cover” Cold War atomic bomb preparation film in school. Its frightful effect on her developed into anxiety and panic attacks that lasted through ...

Whatever the case, mindfulness is more than just a parenting tactic. It’s a way of life, and it may help your kids (and you!) with far more than tantrums or sibling spats. Mindfulness is a ...

Kennedy-Moore, author of “Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem,” shared the benefits of mindfulness for kids. "Research shows that ...

Mindfulness has been shown to improve the mental, emotional, social, and physical health and well-being of young people who take part in this practice. Here's how to help your kids try it out.

And considering that more and more US schools are embracing it, I decided to take a look through the literature: What does the science actually say about mindfulness in kids? I read more than a ...

New research shows that mindfulness can help children sleep better; here, 6 mindfulness activities for kids to try now with your wee ones. Kids Are Being Exposed to Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in ...

For the past few years, the school has been experimenting with a new tool to help kids deal with their stress: a daily mindfulness program called Inner Explorer. An app created for schools ...