Youth + Families

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“Color Cloud: Let's Pay Attention” by Jessica Poundstone

The power of empathy in children’s media

Exploring the power of empathy in children’s media and how it’s helping kids and adults cope with stress, anxiety, and burnout

Young artist profiles: South Africa

Making art for wellbeing in a South African township

What's something you do to help with challenging feelings? 

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Somatic mindfulness: Five things

Checking in with our senses

Somatic mindfulness: dancing body scan

Rhett, age 10, doesn’t mind dancing with us, but prefers to dance for himself, when no one’s watching

Somatic mindfulness: inner strength

Have you ever lost your self-control at a challenging moment?

Somatic mindfulness: fly

Gliding over the lakes, meadows of Central Park

Somatic mindfulness: thankful

Martin sits in his sunny front yard and ponders some of the many things he’s thankful to have.

Somatic mindfulness: water

Have you ever lost your self-control at a challenging moment?

Somatic mindfulness: keep playing

In defense of not letting go of what we love

A boy and his dog: meet Stella

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Young artist profiles: Julian’s first ever serious original

Julian, a third-grader, plays his first original song

Stronger together

Peer-to-peer support sessions

Somatic mindfulness: cherry blossoms

Take a moment to remember something beautiful. 

Somatic mindfulness: still water

How often does your mind feel churned up and tossed about, like a shaken jar of water?

Why empathy in Children’s Media matters

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Somatic mindfulness: Skate

Rolling through life’s learning curves with Melonie