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 ...

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, ...

Children enter the world "quite present," says Blake Lown Beers, founder of Little Renegades, a company that makes mindfulness products and educational tools for children. But as they begin to grow, ...

Last year, my daughter started learning mindfulness in her third-grade class at school. The students would sit in a circle, close their eyes, and quietly take notice of their own thoughts and what was ...

Children are uniquely suited to benefit from mindfulness practice. Habits formed early in life will inform behaviors in adulthood, and with mindfulness, we have the opportunity to give our children ...

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 ...

It’s normal for back-to-school anxiety to creep in as the summer days begin to count down. The unknown can be scary, as one wonders who their teacher will be, whether they will be with their friends, ...

Developmental psychologist Amanda Moreno, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Chicago’s Erikson Institute, never really did yoga or meditated. But at a conference a few years ago, she had what she calls ...

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 ...