Children & Parenting

Springtide Research Institute reports on mental health struggles among young Buddhists

by Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback| June 7, 2022

Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback report on the findings of Springtide Research Institute’s latest report Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know and what it reveals about young Buddhists facing mental health concerns. Young people of all backgrounds are facing a variety of pressures today. Many are expected to earn good grades […]

Reimagining School Through a Buddhist Lens

by Susan Yao| May 13, 2022

Susan Yao explores how Buddhist principles could help us reimagine the American school system.

What Can “Encanto” Teach Kids About Buddhism?

by Mariana Restrepo| February 1, 2022

Looking for ways to teach her toddler about Buddhism, Mariana Restrepo finds valuable lessons about compassion and the causes of suffering in Disney’s Encanto.

Summertime Longing

by Susan Moon| September 17, 2021

Whether meditating or doing headstands, Susan Moon’s small self continues to reach for something beyond.

Motherhood Is the Path

by Jenna Hollenstein| September 14, 2021

Like motherhood, the path to awakening demands compassion, love, and sacrifice. Jenna Hollenstein explains the parallels between mothers and bodhisattvas.

Overworked & Overwhelmed

by Furyu Nancy Schroeder| July 22, 2021

There are burdens we can’t put down, says Furyu Nancy Schroeder. That fact is the true heart of our human life.

What If This Is It?

by GaBrilla Ballard| June 25, 2021

Throughout her life, GaBrilla Ballard has often vacillated between the extremes of grasping and pushing away. In a seemingly mundane moment, she finds the beauty of the center.

Let It Slide

by Diana Winston| June 25, 2021

Tens of times a day, Diana Winston’s two-year-old daughter helps her practice letting go.

Motherhood Is More Than a Metaphor

by Sarah Jacoby| June 14, 2021

Sarah Jacoby examines how even though mothering has been held up in Buddhist teachings as a model of compassion, actual mothering has never gotten much respect.

The Family That Meditates Together

by Gail Silver| June 2, 2021

It’s not easy, but getting your family to meditate could be the best thing you do as a parent. Gail Silver on how to interest your kids in breathing, seeing, and being.