But mindfulness is not just for adults. 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, ...

In the children’s classic Olivia, the protagonist, a stylish Manhattan piglet, “is very good at wearing people out. She even wears herself out.” On a single page, author and illustrator Ian Falconer ...

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 ...

Mindfulness is something we all need right now. As a therapist who often works with the whole family, I'm a firm believer in something called "co-regulation." This means trying to figure out ways to ...

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 ...

Even if you have heard how good mindfulness is for your health, it can still be difficult to make it a regular part of your life, especially when we have lots of things pulling us in all different ...

Mindfulness activities may help teens and students reduce stress and anxiety, manage their emotions, and pay attention to the present. Mindfulness exercises may also help with mild depression in teens ...

From a developmental perspective, children’s thinking tends to be more concrete and their attention spans shorter than adults’. As such, in teaching children exercises to optimize their mental health, ...

The Mindfulness Matters faculty group is marking Mindfulness Matters Week Oct. 14–18. Today (Oct. 16), the group will host a live mindfulness activity via Zoom from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Anju Kotwani, a ...

During the past two decades, more and more scientists have studied mindfulness—a Buddhist-inspired collection of practices aimed at helping us to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and ...

The Mindfulness Matters faculty group is marking Mindfulness Matters Week Oct. 14–18. To conclude the week of activities, the group will host a live mindfulness activity today (Oct. 18) from 1 to 1:30 ...