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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — One local organization is doing what it can to combat mental illness. The non-profit Kids Get Fit hopes to combat childhood obesity with teaching proper mindfulness, along with ...

Charlotte Todd receives funding from the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR). This research was also undertaken with support from the Austin Bailey Foundation. Helen ...

Walk into any busy classroom and you may feel like you’ve entered a tornado. Kids talking, teachers trying to get through content while navigating different requests, and the inevitable interruptions.

This post was co-authored by Laurel Bongiorno, Ph.D., and Kimberly Quinn, Ph.D. Not being present is exhausting. In this near-post-pandemic era, mindfulness talk has become the new centerpiece of our ...

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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 ...

Art Markman is an expert on what makes people tick. The psychology professor at UT Austin has also become a popular voice working to translate research from the lab into advice for a general audience.

In our "School Matters" series, stress-reducing exercises in mindfulness are gaining popularity across the world, with apps like Headspace and Calm gaining more than 100 million users. Now, schools ...

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 ...

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 ...