Mindful Parenting Practice
Mindfulness practice can benefit familial relationships. "Parents of children with developmental disabilities described increased satisfaction with their parenting, more social interactions with their children, and less parenting stress as a result of mindfulness training" (Singh, 2007) . "In another study carried out by the same researchers regarding parents of children with autism, the same results of increased satisfaction in their parenting skills and relationship applied" (Singh 2006) . In both studies, the children of these parents benefited from the mindful parenting practice, showing decreases in aggressive and non-compliant behavior. "In addition, a mindfulness intervention for adolescents with externalizing disorders that involved
their parents in the treatment showed improvement in the happiness of the children, as well as the parents’ perception of their child’s self-control"( Bögels 2008).
Stress and Sleep
More than a third of teenagers report that stress interferes with their ability to fall asleep, and teenagers who sleep less than eight hours per weeknight report higher levels of stress than those who sleep at least eight hours. (American Psychological Association. (2014). The negative consequences of stress and insufficient sleep are cyclical; compared to teens reporting lower stress levels, more of those reporting higher stress levels say that not getting enough sleep causes them to feel even more stressed. (American Psychological Association. (2014)
Anxiety and Student Performance
Student anxiety has long been a topic of discussion amongst researchers. Some research from the 1950s indicates a negative correlation between anxiety and academic performance and other research that did not support that correlation. The researcher worked with students at
their parents in the treatment showed improvement in the happiness of the children, as well as the parents’ perception of their child’s self-control"( Bögels 2008).
Stress and Sleep
More than a third of teenagers report that stress interferes with their ability to fall asleep, and teenagers who sleep less than eight hours per weeknight report higher levels of stress than those who sleep at least eight hours. (American Psychological Association. (2014). The negative consequences of stress and insufficient sleep are cyclical; compared to teens reporting lower stress levels, more of those reporting higher stress levels say that not getting enough sleep causes them to feel even more stressed. (American Psychological Association. (2014)
Anxiety and Student Performance
Student anxiety has long been a topic of discussion amongst researchers. Some research from the 1950s indicates a negative correlation between anxiety and academic performance and other research that did not support that correlation. The researcher worked with students at