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Six Ways to Support Children’s Well-Being During the Pandemic

Recently, Center for Healthy Minds faculty Sarah Short and Julie Poehlmann-Tynan shared their expertise for the virtual event The World We Make 2020, discussing the importance of nurturing the development of healthy minds in our children. In this article, we share insights from that discussion.

Kindness Curriculum In The Classroom

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Spreading Kindness

As schoolchildren in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley encountered ideas from the Center's Kindness Curriculum, teachers and parents noticed that one kind act begets another.

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Well-Being Toolkit for Children, Educators and Parents

This toolkit is intended for educators, parents and caregivers of children.

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Finger Tracing Practice for Kids

In collaboration with Wisconsin Public Television, Center well-being expert Chad McGehee shares a short finger tracing mindfulness practice for kids

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"Slow Mo Catch" Practice for Kids

In collaboration with Wisconsin Public Television, Center well-being expert Chad McGehee shares a short "Slow-Mo Catch" mindfulness practice for kids

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Awareness Practice for Kids

In collaboration with Wisconsin Public Television, Center founder Richard Davidson shares a short awareness practice for kids

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5 Tips for Empathy-Building in Youth

Center for Healthy Minds researchers learned that teens rely on perspective-taking for empathy. Here are 5 tips to strengthen empathy in teens.

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How Photography Can Help Cultivate Mindfulness and Gratitude

Underneath a canopy of multi-colored umbrella. This photo demonstrates how mindfulness can protect us from the negative impacts of a thought parade.

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Being Mindful During a 'Thought Parade'

How can youth relate to thoughts with a more mindful attitude?

Center faculty member Julie Poehlmann-Tynan sits between two Muppets.

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Supporting Kids of Incarcerated Parents

One Center for Healthy Minds faculty member is rethinking how we help kids of incarcerated parents in wide-reaching ways – from Muppets to policy

Children gathered around a teacher reading a book. This image demonstrates how teachers can incorporate the Center's Kindness Curriculum into their classrooms.

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Sign Up to Receive the Kindness Curriculum

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Changing the Trajectory

Children drawing and smiling at the camera demonstrating the power of kindness and compassion in the classroom.

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Kindness Curriculum with Kids

Center experts and partners share insights about well-being in the classroom

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Creating Resilient Communities

Center Collaborator Jennifer Jones shares what inspires her work and how she sees systems transforming the lives of children and families

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Loving-Kindness Practice for Teachers

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Mindful Movement for Young Learners

Lisa Thomas Prince, an outreach specialist with the Center for Healthy Minds, shares a practice to promote well-being in young learners

Children lying on their stomachs in a circle to depict a Kindness Curriculum practice.

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Lessons from Creating a Kindness Curriculum

Center experts share their lessons from creating a "kindness curriculum" for young students

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Center Research Helps Students Learn through Well-Being Exercises

One classroom got the surprise of a lifetime from the Center and hip hop artist JusTme

Child watching as an adult uses a green crayon to draw. This image demonstrates how adults can teach children well-being.

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Well-Being Tips for Children and Families

Center experts share well-being skills and tips to practice with young children

Hip-hop artist JusTme in Madison classroom

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Hip-Hop for the Mind

Hip-Hop artist JusTme works with the Center to inspire youth to blend beats and build well-being skills

An illustration depicting Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust from Pixar's Inside Out.

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Pixar’s “Inside Out” and Managing Our Emotions

How do we dictate which emotions are more frequently at the helm in our brains?

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Why Emotions Matter in Schools

The latest in what neuroscience tells us about learning and developing minds

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Watch Documentary "Healthy Habits of Mind"

Richard Davidson and other experts explain what we know so far about well-being skills in the classroom