The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally, pushing MIT researchers to probe remote, app-based mindfulness as a mental health tool for home-bound students. Mindfulness, focusing on the present moment, has proven beneficial for children’s attention, behavior, and overall mental health. During 2020-2021, an MIT study found that a 40-day mindfulness app regimen reduced children’s stress and feelings of loneliness and fear. John Gabrieli, MIT’s Grover Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, affirmed, “There is growing and compelling scientific evidence that mindfulness can support mental well-being in diverse children and adults.” Gabrieli’s team discovered that higher mindfulness levels buffered children against … Continue reading Pandemic, Kids, and Calm: MIT’s Breakthrough Study on Remote Mindfulness Apps