Guided Meditations
A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic
An in-the-moment exercise for confronting the nagging voice in your head. Read More 
Mark Bertin, MD., is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics. He’s a regular contributor to Mindful.org and Psychology Today. He is the author of How Children Thrive: The Practical Science of Raising Independent, Resilient, and Happy Kids (Sounds True, 2018). Dr. Bertin resides in Pleasantville, New York. For more, visit developmentaldoctor.com.
Mindfulness For
Six Ways Mindfulness Helps You Age With Ease
When we aim for vibrant health and well-being, the changes associated with aging are a lot easier to navigate. We might even enjoy them. Read More
Kids & Teens
How to Help Your Kids Navigate Holiday Stress
Kids and teens are more susceptible to the season's stress because they're still learning to regulate emotions and rely on adults to see the bigger picture. Set the pace in your household with these mindful tips and practices. Read More
Breathing Meditations
A Mindful Breath-Counting Practice for Teens and Tweens
An 8-minute breathing practice that teaches kids the basics of mindful awareness by counting each inhale and exhale. Read More
Kids & Teens
How to Support Your Kid at School Without Being a Helicopter Parent
Parents can help their children most by getting back to the basics and not trying to solve everything. Read More
Learn
Preventive Health: An Inside–Outside Job
Dr. Mark Bertin examines the evidence that meditation may pack a punch against illness and imbalanced lifestyles. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Key to Raising Resilient Children
Teaching children how to bounce back from adversity starts with modeling our own mistakes and how we forgive ourselves for them. This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Chris Willard, and Dr. Mark Bertin explores what it means to go through the muck instead of around. Read More
Mindfulness For
Prescribing Awareness
We often seek comfort in denial. But by downplaying or ignoring health issues, we can inflict further harm on ourselves and others. Read More
Focus & Attention
Tech Yourself, Don’t Wreck Yourself
Our use of personal technologies may bring up health concerns. But tech isn’t inherently good or bad—it’s often the unconscious choices we make that get us into trouble. Read More
Mindfulness For
How to Be a Resilient Parent
Children learn more from what you do than what you say, so your resilience—the way they watch you approach adversity—affects theirs. Explore these mindful strategies for building awareness around challenging experiences. Read More
