Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How does teaching kids mindfulness benefit them? Experts explain. (Image: Getty; illustration by Aida Amer for Yahoo) ...

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, ...

This post was co-authored by Laurel Bongiorno, Ph.D., and Kimberly Quinn, Ph.D. Not being present is exhausting. In this near-post-pandemic era, mindfulness talk has become the new centerpiece of our ...

Mindfulness, a practice that’s growing in popularity, is widely praised as an antidote for the stresses of everyday life and a resource that can help many — from anxious dieters and harried employees ...

Ashton Donoway started studying mindfulness for her own personal fulfillment. With four kids, one with ADHD, life can become hectic. She said she was overwhelmed, stressed and wanted to get her ...

When I recently told a friend that my kids constantly argue, she recommended mindfulness sessions for them, which made me giggle. “I don’t even know what that means,” I admitted, adding I know plenty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mindfulness shows us what is happening in our bodies, our emotions, our minds, and in the world. Through mindfulness, we avoid harming ourselves and others —Thich Nhat Hanh Most of us have heard the ...