Kids & Teens

Kids and teens benefit from mindfulness just as much as adults - sometimes more. Find age-appropriate practices, advice for parents and teachers, and research on how mindfulness supports young people's emotional development.
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Expert Interviews
Patricia Jennings, Advisory Board Member 

Jennings has conducted federally-funded research on CARE and has found that the program improves teachers’ general well-being, health, emotion regulation, efficacy and mindfulness. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Room to Breathe
Kids & Teens
Discover “Room to Breathe” at film festival 

A new documentary produced by Russell Long—titled Room to Breathe—about a middle school mindfulness program in San Francisco, premieres at the Mill Valley Film Festival this Sunday.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • September 17, 2012
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Kids & Teens
Teaching habits of mind in school (audio podcast) 

Meditation: coming to a school near you? In this episode of NPR's "On Point," Tom Ashbrook looks at how mindfulness practices are being integrated into North American schools and the research that drives these programs.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 8, 2012
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Kids & Teens
Elementary Mindfulness 

What happens when a small group of fourth and fifth graders is taught mindfulness techniques for 10 weeks? Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • April 26, 2012
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