Mark Bertin M.D.

About

Mark Bertin, M.D., is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, and Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD, which integrate mindfulness into evidence-based pediatric care. He is a contributing author for the book Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Bertin is on faculty at New York Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute, on the APSARD (American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders) Board of Directors, and on the advisory boards for Common Sense Media and Reach Out and Read. He is also a regular contributor to Mindful Magazine.

Books by Mark Bertin M.D.

Recent Posts

Mindfulness and Contemplative Photography

Like anything, photography is about balance and finding a middle path. Set your intention before you take a picture. Pause for a moment, stay intentional, then put the phone away.

Highly Successful While Living With ADHD and Anxiety

People with ADHD, even those who are highly successful, may have unseen struggles, like the calmly gliding duck that paddles frantically under the water.

Living With and Learning From Inconsistent Behavior in ADHD

When a child with ADHD seems to have life figured out one day but not the next, parents can tie themselves in knots trying to understand why. But inconsistency is to be expected.

How to Break Free of Your Phone's 'Persuasive Design'

To raise children in a more balanced world and improve our mental health, we can each decide to push back at the way tech companies try to manipulate our online experience.

Healing Your Children's Future

Even when what you most want is to convince someone to follow your heartfelt advice, it starts with understanding what they most care about.

The Most Reliable Ways to Help Kids Thrive

What conditions can we rely on that make it more likely our children thrive? Around nearly any parenting challenge, let go of trends and return to well-seasoned guidance instead.

Making Collaboration Work With ADHD

ADHD affects group work directly. From the start, consider discussing how both parties work best and discuss how you might resolve or negotiate differences in work style.

Healthy and Mindful Eating for Children

Mindful eating is deliberately paying attention and being fully aware as you eat, inside your body, outside yourself, and in your environment, but without criticism or judgment.

Preparing Students With ADHD for College

Students with ADHD face a perfect storm of challenges at college, as all the support and scaffolding of parents and high school teachers falls away.

How Kindness and Care Can Serve as a Vehicle for Positive Change

A continued discussion with Sharon Salzberg about the power of compassion.