August 22, 2026
How to Help Your Child Stop Biting Their Nails
Child nail biting is common and usually fades on its own. Learn what helps kids stop, what backfires, and when to talk to your pediatrician.
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Practical guides on breaking hand-to-face habits, from the makers of Hands Down.
August 19, 2026
NAC for Skin Picking and Hair Pulling: The Evidence
What the research really says about NAC for skin picking and hair pulling: the trials, the doses studied, side effects, and honest expectations.
August 16, 2026
ADHD and Nail Biting, Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
Why ADHD and nail biting, skin picking, and hair pulling so often overlap: the comorbidity research, the dopamine link, and what actually helps.
August 13, 2026
How to Stop Biting the Inside of Your Cheek
Chronic cheek biting is a BFRB, not a bad habit. How to stop biting your cheek: heal the tissue, find your triggers, and use habit reversal training.
August 10, 2026
How to Stop Picking Your Cuticles: What Works
How to stop picking your cuticles: remove snags with moisturizing and trimming, add barriers and competing responses, and build real-time awareness.
August 7, 2026
Does Bitter Nail Polish Work? An Honest Look
Does bitter nail polish work? An honest look at the research, why deterrents help some biters and not others, and how to make them stick.
August 4, 2026
Is Nail Biting Bad for You? What It Does to Your Body
Is nail biting bad for you? What it actually does to your teeth, nails, and skin, and how fast nails recover once you stop. A factual, non-scary answer.
August 1, 2026
Why Do I Bite My Nails? The Psychology Behind It
Why do I bite my nails? Research points to emotion regulation, boredom, frustration, perfectionism, and genetics more than plain anxiety.
July 29, 2026
Automatic vs. Focused BFRBs: Why You Don't Notice
Automatic vs. focused hair pulling and skin picking explained: why episodes happen outside awareness, why willpower fails, and how to build awareness.
July 26, 2026
Habit Reversal Training: A Step-by-Step Guide
Habit reversal training is the best-studied treatment for BFRBs. Learn how HRT works and follow a step-by-step guide to practicing it yourself.
July 23, 2026
How to Stop Biting Your Nails: 7 Methods That Work
Learn how to stop biting your nails with evidence-based methods: habit reversal training, trigger tracking, barriers, and real-time awareness tools.
July 20, 2026
How to Stop Touching Your Face: What Actually Works
Learn how to stop touching your face with proven methods: counting, awareness training, competing responses, and real-time feedback while you work.
July 17, 2026
How to Stop Pulling Your Hair: A Practical Guide
How to stop pulling your hair: evidence-based help for trichotillomania, from habit reversal training to stimulus control and real-time awareness.
July 14, 2026
How to Stop Picking Your Skin: 6 Steps That Help
Learn how to stop picking your skin with evidence-based steps: trigger tracking, habit reversal, barriers, skin care, and real-time awareness tools.
July 11, 2026
What Are BFRBs? Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors 101
BFRBs explained: what body-focused repetitive behaviors are, why nail biting, hair pulling, and skin picking happen, and which treatments actually work.