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 ...

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, a clinical psychologist based in Princeton, New Jersey, told TODAY Parents that mindfulness is about being aware of one’s present moment experience without judgment. "It ...

Mindfulness is being aware of all that is in the present moment — our feelings, the sensations in our bodies, the sounds, sights, and smells of the world around us. Mindfulness is noticing.

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, ...

Children today face immense pressure. Mindfulness offers a crucial life skill, teaching them to pause, breathe, and ...

BOB SHOGREN, Door County Partnership for Children and Families Triple P program facilitator The holiday season is a magical ...

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, ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Lynn Obit, DO Key Takeaways Mindful breathing can be done almost anywhere and helps calm your ...

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 ...

Back when Travis M. Spencer’s daughter was in fourth grade, there were times when she struggled to fall asleep. On those nights, Spencer used to take a few minutes for mindfulness. First, Spencer ...

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 young ...