Dr. Christopher Willard provides an overview of mindfulness concepts and multiple examples of practices and strategies for parents and professionals to share with children and teens.
Making Mindfulness Stick with Kids and Teens
Creating Authentic Relationships with Youth and Sharing Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
Dr. Sam Himelstein offers perspectives on defining and sharing mindfulness in an innovative and relevant way for providers working with youth, including teaching formal meditation.
Raising Resilient Children
Dr. Liliana Lengua discusses the critical role parents play in raising resilient children, particularly in families facing limited income and poverty.
Bioecological Model of the Effects of Economic Disadvantage and Adversity on Children’s Developmental Outcomes
In this guest presentation at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Liliana Lengua discusses how adversity impacts child development.
Parenting styles – what do the UW experts say?
In this panel discussion, presenters, including Dr. Liliana Lengua, discuss popular parenting styles such as free range, attachment, and helicopter parenting.
Mindful Parenting
Drs. Liliana Lengua and Suzanne Kerns, University of Denver, offer tips on how to bring mindfulness into your everyday interactions with your child.