laronda thomas tells us more. >> reporter: a star inside a star. >> reporter: no full time job, no bills to pay. a kid's world seems so simple but it's really not that simple. today's kids have more stress. >> children have a lot of anxiety and they have problems and things going on too. >> reporter: some are handling that stress with silence. >> definitely calms you down. >> reporter: the quiet calm of meditation. at the meditation center in downtown denver, kids gather once a week to let it all go. be able to focus and to be able to -- >> i wish i had had a chance to start as a kid. >> anyone can meditate. especially people who think they can't meditate. >> reporter: buddhist none kabma teaches kids to meditate. she's seen it impact everything from behavior. >> rather than letting their feelings control them, they can learn how to control their feelings. >> reporter: to school work. >> people can stay focused longer on their school work and don't understand something. >> reporter: the meditation that katy hawk learned helped her deal with transitions that all kids face. >> my transitio