The test of genuine compassion lies in our actions, not our mindsets. It’s easy to think kind thoughts, but acting with compassion is what matters, especially when we don't feel it. Parents get a lot of advice about how to help their kids manage hurt feelings, but not so much about how to manage their own. Mindfulness offers four insights that help parents navigate emotional ups and downs with wisdom and compassion.

A story and a game to help kids and adults become more comfortable with complexity and uncertainty.

My favorite description of the scientific method doubles as a good shorthand definition of mindfulness meditation, and it comes from comic science fiction.

You don’t have to be outside to take a gratitude walk; you can ground yourself by walking slowly and deliberately anywhere, even upstairs at your in-law's house.

Children place a stuffed animal on their tummies and pretend that they're rocking it to sleep with the up and down movements of their breathing. 

In this ten-minute guided meditation for children and teens, kids notice how their minds and bodies feel when they stop, breathe and be. 

We listen to the rain and pay attention to the changing nature of sounds, breathing, thoughts and feelings.