A study led by Harvard and the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ surveyed children, teens and their families about the stresses of the pandemic, and ways to cope.


A study led by Harvard and the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ surveyed children, teens and their families about the stresses of the pandemic, and ways to cope.

Amid a growing mental health crisis among teens and young adults nationwide, a pilot program teaching mindfulness and coping techniques to students at the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ has helped lower stress and improve emotional well-being.

What does it feel like to be a mother on this Mother’s Day? And how can we make the day seem special when life feels so uncertain and stressful? ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ psychology professor Liliana Lengua offers some perspective.

Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, can affect executive function and lead to changes in a child’s brain chemistry, muting the effects of stress hormones, according to a new ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ study.

A UW study found that mindfulness lessons, offered to parents at two early childhood centers, helped adults learn how to manage their emotions and behaviors while supporting their child’s development.