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

Close-up of Elmo, a red puppet with large white eyes, a yellow nose, and a fuzzy body set against a plain white background.

Audiovisual article: Empathy

Elmo explores how it’s OK to not be OK.

Two young men sitting at a table outdoors, looking at art together, with grass and trees in the background.

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: five things

Checking in with our senses

A young person standing outdoors during daytime, with the sun shining behind them, near a group of palm and other trees.

Somatic: dancing

Rhett prefers to dance for himself, when no one’s watching

Young girl in martial arts uniform demonstrating a punch in a martial arts dojo, with a child in similar uniform in the background.

Somatic: inner strength

Control when it counts

Close-up of a child looking down, with a blurred light background.

Somatic: thankful

Martin lists some of the many things he’s thankful for

A green leaf floating on a shallow, rippled body of water.

Somatic: water

Finding peace like a floating leaf on a river

A young girl playing soccer outdoors, holding a colorful ball above her head with both hands.

Somatic: keep playing

In defense of not letting go of what we love

A child with curly dark hair lying on a wooden floor, smiling as a large tan dog lovingly licks their face.

A boy and his dog: meet Stella

A contemplation about true love

Illustration of two yellow hands holding a bean like a treasure, and glowing lines around the hands.

A child with long hair playing an acoustic guitar indoors, with black studio speakers and a window with horizontal blinds in the background.

Young artist profiles: Julian

Julian plays us his first original song, Waves in Rivers

Illustration of a vintage rocking horse with a beige body, a blonde mane, and tail, mounted on a curved rocking base with red and white accents.

Five young women sit in a row on chairs in a room set up for recording or filming, with a black curtain behind them and some cityscape artwork on the walls.

Stronger together

Peer-to-peer support sessions

Young child inspecting cherry blossoms on a tree.

Somatic: cherry blossoms

Remember something beautiful

A girl with dark skin wearing a white shirt, standing in a grassy field, shielding her eyes from the sun while looking into the distance.

Somatic: still water

Churned up and tossed about, like a shaken jar of water

A digital illustration of a girl with short black hair wearing headphones and a striped sweater, holding a radio, surrounded by koi fish, with an orange cityscape and yellow clouds in the background.

Why empathy in Children’s Media matters

The way you tell your story can make all the difference

A young girl in a pink jacket smiling and looking up as she runs outdoors in a suburban neighborhood with houses and trees in the background.

Somatic mindfulness: Skate

Rolling through life’s learning curves with Melonie

A young girl with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a pink shirt and blue striped overalls, painting a piece of paper while standing next to a bouquet of pink and yellow roses.

A young boy smiling and sitting in an office chair, wearing a virtual reality headset and holding a controller.

VR for kids’ pain

When your body’s own cells betray you—and art helps you heal

Illustration of a large purple tree with people walking and sitting on its branches, connected by glowing orange lines, and decorated with glowing images and icons, set in a dark, abstract background.

Messy, honest, true

The rise of realness online

A woman jogging on a rural road with open fields and a few trees in the background under a bright sky.

Slowing down

to win the race

A person holding a paper airplane with a rainbow-colored sunlight halo in an outdoor setting with trees in the background.

Somatic: fly

Gliding over the hills and meadows of Central Park