Meditation helps kids reduce impulsivity, control emotions and ease stress. May 21, 2013— -- The words "zen" and "child" don't exactly go together, but that hasn't stopped a growing number of ...

Children actively meditating experience lower activity in parts of the brain involved in rumination, mind-wandering and depression, our team found in the first brain-imaging study of young people ...

Meditation reduces self-directed negative thoughts in children's brains.(Photo by Erik Brolin, Unsplash) Children actively meditating experience lower activity in parts of the brain involved in ...

It has been a stressful year, to say the least. We all have needed outlets to relieve stress. For kids, finding ways to “chill out” may not come as naturally as it does for us adults. Introducing ...

A group of 7-year-old boys sit very still on grass. With their hands on their lap, they close their eyes. Even with the roar of passing airplanes, they focus on their breathing. They listen to ...

Family life naturally comes with built-in tension. Someone’s always being a little loud and disruptive, someone else is ...

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Sister Sylvia Leonardi’s young students sit comfortably on the carpeted library floor at St. Joseph Catholic Academy. Some recline, stretching out their limbs. Eyes closed, they ...

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