Setting aside time for reflection and introspection helps students focus.

Why it's important for teachers — and their schools — to create space to acknowledge and respond to the stress of the job.

Students who practice yoga can experience benefits including improved flexibility and balance, plus reduced anxiety and better academic performance, writes Brianna Randall. Randall references an MIT study that found that sixth-grade students who participated in an eight-week mindfulness program demonstrated less stress and fewer negative emotions at its conclusion.

Students who get regular, recommended amounts of sleep, have better academic outcomes, with sleep factoring into about one-fourth of the difference among students' grades, according to a study by researchers at MIT. The researchers found that consistency of sleep as much as a month before an exam was a major indicator.

A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure and better friendships.

An early life full of neglect, deprivation and adversity leads to people growing up with smaller brains, a study suggests.

Why it's important for teachers — and their schools — to create space to acknowledge and respond to the stress of the job.

För att få fler barn att cykla och gå till skolan drog forskare vid Luleå tekniska universitet i gång projektet Aktiva skoltransporter:

Brittiska forskare har tittat på kopplingen mellan aktivitet på sociala medier och ungas sömn. De har analyserat närmare 12 000 tonåringar i Storbritannien, hur mycket de använder sociala medier och hur deras sömnmönster ser ut.

Emotions affect everything from how well we pay attention to our mental and physical health. And yet many of us never learn to talk about them with specificity. Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence is to help people learn to recognize and thus manage their emotions for better life success.

"Hemma rasar hon ihop!". En förälder berättar om sin högpresterande dotter som har svårt att gå till skolan. Hur känns det att inte bli lyssnad på när andra säger att det går så bra? Psykolog Liv Svirsky och pedagog Kenth Hedevåg ger råd. (webb-radio)

Children who rarely eat breakfast on school days are more likely to achieve worse GCSE grades than those who eat breakfast frequently, a study finds.