Breath-Focused Mindfulness and Compassion Training in Parent-Child Dyads: Pilot Intervention Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression in children is a concerning societal issue and can be associated with poor academic performance, school dropout, and poor overall quality of life. Additionally, child depression is often associated with parallel stress and depression in parents.

Objective

This scenario highlights the urgent need for the development and implementation of accessible and scalable solutions that may cobenefit child and parent mental well-being.

Methods

This pilot study introduced "Cooperative Compassion" (CoCo), a parent-child cotraining digital application aimed at promoting mindfulness and compassion through brief, performance-adaptive sessions. A community sample of 24 parent-child dyads (children's mean age 9.5, SD 3.27 years; female: n=14, male: n=10; Asian: n=5

SUBMITTER: Jaiswal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12289298 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature