Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How does teaching kids mindfulness benefit them? Experts explain. (Image: Getty; illustration by Aida Amer for Yahoo) ...

What do children and adolescents need to be successful in life? When this question arises, a common answer is “a good education.” Academic success is the goal that is emphasized in standards-based ...

Parents, like teachers, know first-hand how kids can flare up. How a simple, "no," can lead to an "I hate you." Or how a perceived slight can lead to a physical altercation on the playground. Teaching ...

Over the past two decades, the concept of mindfulness has become hugely popular around the world. An increasingly ubiquitous ...

Local elementary schoolers may soon be more emotionally intelligent than many adults. All elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) will be practicing mindfulness ...

Speeding along an open road on my motorcycle, flanked by the great outdoors, the engine hums and the noise in my mind ...

Mindfulness is beneficial to school-aged children in a variety of ways, including enhancing mental health, building resilience and improving behavior, according to research. Parents and teachers who ...

The experience of loss slips into our consciousness only when confronted with the inexplicable. The tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX is a shocking reminder of how fragile and ...

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 ...