Confession: Until pretty recently, we were card-carrying nail biters. We’re not proud, but it’s true. But how do you actually stop biting your nails? It wasn’t until we employed these seven tips that ...

My nails pre-lockdown were long and strong enough to drum satisfyingly on a tabletop after a hard-fought two-year battle to stop biting them. Once lockdown started, my nails lasted two days before I ...

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 ...

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Nail biting is a super common bad habit people want to break, and while you might think of traditional remedies to help nix it, mindfulness could be just the ticket. Nail biting is a hard habit to ...

Nail biting, or onychophagia, is a common condition in which individuals habitually bite their nails and the surrounding areas. People may develop this behavior for a number of reasons, and it can ...

If your child is a frequent nail-biter, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion that something may be amiss emotionally, or they’re the only kid with this annoying habit. But neither is (necessarily) true ...

Nail biting is a common habit, often triggered by stress, anxiety or simply boredom. But it's not always harmless. While biting your nails can spread germs and increase your risk of getting sick, in ...

Listen, we all have bad habits. And if you are a chronic nail biter, you are definitely not alone. Many people (20-30% of the population!) bite their nails: “It’s definitely a common thing that we see ...

“Learn to resist the urge,” says Tara S. Peris, an associate professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is co-director of the Child ...