# Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children’s mental health

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/practicing-mindfulness-with-an-app-may-improve-childrens-mental-health/
- Published: 2023-10-23T09:00:57-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: MIT researchers report that children who used a mindfulness app at home for 40 days showed improvements in several aspects of mental health, including reductions in stress and negative emotions such as loneliness and fear. Image credit: iStock. Article by Anne Trafton. MIT News – October 11, 2023. New research suggests daily mindfulness training at home helped reduce kids’ stress levels and negative emotions. Many studies have found that practicing mindfulness — defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the present moment — has benefits for children. Children who receive mindfulness training at school have demonstrated improvements in attention and behavior, as well as greater mental health. […] Click here to view original web page at news.mit.edu