Teaching schoolkids to practice mindfulness can boost their mental health—and, maybe, even their grades. That's the takeaway from a new review of more than three dozen research studies on school-based ...

Children tend to sleep less as they approach early adolescence, perhaps because of the pressures of homework and the presence of social media. Now, new research suggests that loss of precious slumber ...

Educational programs that promote mental and physical health can help young people—particularly in environments of chronic stress and trauma exposure—learn healthy coping strategies, avoid risky ...

A multi-ethnic group of young school children are indoors in their classroom. They are sitting on pillows and meditating. Intervention targeting internal self-regulation and attentional pathways ...

Educational programs that promote mental and physical health can help young people - particularly in environments of chronic stress and trauma exposure - learn healthy coping strategies, avoid risky ...

First graders at Rivermont Elementary School begin their weekly mindfulness lesson with a deep breathing exercise on the classroom floor. Mindfulness changed Mason Rollins’ life. When he was a first ...

During the study, middle-school teachers from across the Portland Public School district participated in a three-month training program held in a local school called "Mindfulness-Based Emotional ...

I read the description of the "Mindfulness and Mind-Body Medicine" course with a raised eyebrow, doubting that a 12-week course could actually help medical students manage stress, cope with challenge, ...

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — As kids have returned to a busy and hectic school schedule, a special program is expanding in Western Pennsylvania to give them a few minutes each day to refocus and recenter ...

“Mindful breathing practices” lasting two to five minutes must be offered daily at all New York City public schools starting soon, from prekindergarten through 12th grade, Mayor Eric Adams announced ...