Just like a bit of quiet, meditative practice can do wonders for mom, it can just as easily become a part of your child’s life and help them become a more confident, thoughtful and mindful person.

A lifetime of mindfulness and self-awareness can be cultivated by introducing meditation to your child in a way that makes it enjoyable and upbeat. Adults typically believe that a practice should be ...

Let’s be honest: when it comes to bedtime, even the most behaved children protest. If you’re dealing with a particularly fussy child at night, you might want to consider helping them to unwind and ...

Many children struggle to unwind at bedtime due to screens, stress and overstimulation. Meditation offers a surprisingly effective solution, slowing heart rates, reducing stress hormones and improving ...

A passion for the value that meditation can bring into one’s life encouraged Lindsay Messina, a special-education teacher, to write a children’s book that serves as an introduction to meditation ...

MINDFUL PRACTICE: Elise Cross leads a meditation class for Asheville kids at Urban Dharma. Photo by Tim Cross The benefits of meditation for adults are well-researched and supported by science.

Justa Bug, a gray insect wearing saffron-colored robes and wielding a pointer, serves as the patient narrator of this step-by-step instructive picture book, aiming to teach readers “seven-point ...

Chris Hemsworth is a real-life superhero! The 36-year-old Thor star and father of three knows all too well how difficult it is keeping children occupied while hunkering down at home with them during ...

Meditation? Who has time for that?! Maybe you're thinking that your mind is too busy, that you can’t sit still, or that your animals, kids, or partner are too distracting. Meditation often feels like ...

Though I'll admit my practice ebbs and flows depending on what's going on in my life, I've been meditating for almost 20 years now. I typically like to do it first thing in the morningsometimes for 10 ...