Mark Bertin

Mark Bertin, MD., is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics. He’s a regular contributor to Mindful.org and Psychology Today. He is the author of How Children Thrive: The Practical Science of Raising Independent, Resilient, and Happy Kids (Sounds True, 2018). Dr. Bertin resides in Pleasantville, New York. For more, visit developmentaldoctor.com.

Manage Stress by Listening to Your Body
Stress—it's not all in your head. The body acts as an early warning system, and people who pick up on its signals are more resilient. Read more
  • Jan 26,2022
  • Mark Bertin
Mindfulness Meditation: Guided Practices
Guided mindfulness practices from Mark Bertin, MD, author of Mindful Parenting for ADHD. Read more
  • Jan 2,2023
  • Mark Bertin
Mindfulness: The Antidote for Perfectionism
Life's hard enough without trying to be mindful all of the time. Read more
  • Jan 25,2022
  • Mark Bertin
Mindful Parenting for ADHD
Mindfulness may add more than you expect to ADHD care. Read more
  • Oct 15,2018
  • Mark Bertin
Feeding Your Inner Wolves
Positive and negative things happen every day. It’s how you choose to approach those moments—i.e. which wolf you decide to feed—that matters. Read more
  • Nov 23,2021
  • Mark Bertin
7 Ways to Take Control of Your Tech Habits
You are smarter than your phone. Dr. Mark Bertin on how we can use technology for cultivating awareness instead of distraction. Read more
  • Jan 26,2022
  • Mark Bertin
Mindful Eating, ADHD, and Nutrition
Poor eating habits, eating disorders, and being overweight all may relate to ADHD, Mark Bertin, M.D., writes. Read more
  • Oct 25,2021
  • Mark Bertin
The House We Build for ADHD
Mark Bertin, M.D., provides a blueprint for long-term, successful ADHD care. Read more
  • Nov 15,2021
  • Mark Bertin
Mindfulness, Little League, and Parenting
Baseball's all fun and games and bonding together—except when it isn’t. Read more
  • Jan 18,2022
  • Mark Bertin
What’s Stress Got To Do With Paying Attention? Bull Durham, Mindfulness, and Providers of Care
Mindfulness is not magic. Baseball may be, but for that watch Field of Dreams. Read more
  • Nov 23,2021
  • Mark Bertin