Powerful strategies to kick this deep-seated habit at any age. Tim Robberts/Getty Images Growing up, you may have been instructed to stand up straight, mind your manners, and behave yourself. Along ...

BUT THERE ARE STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU STOP. IT HAS THIS SORT OF SOOTHING SENSATION IN DR. MICHELLE DE BLASI UNDERSTANDS THAT MAY SOUND ODD TO ANYONE WHO DOESN’T DO THIS OR THIS OR THIS. IT’S A WAY THAT ...

While it's particularly common in children between the ages of seven and ten, it becomes a serious concern—requiring clinical and psychological consultation—when it persists into adolescence and ...

Nail-biting, known medically as onychophagia, has long been considered a common habit, especially among children and teenagers. Yet doctors caution that the behaviour can be far more damaging than it ...

DEAR READERS:We received a large response about the habit of nail-biting. For my readers who have this habit, I hope the following responses help. -- Heloise DEAR HELOISE:I was reading the letter from ...