Q: Why don’t nuns have to worry about deciding what to wear? A: Because they have a habit. A habit is a shortcut that makes your life easier because you don’t have to spend energy choosing to do it.

Nancy Green, a social worker and co-chair of the Shelter Island health and wellness committee, details how to make and keep ...

Forming good habits and breaking bad ones isn't just about willpower—it's about understanding how your brain works and designing your environment and routines accordingly. Backed by research from ...

Greyson Spang, 5, celebrates at a children’s Noon Year’s Eve party on Dec. 31, 2022, at the Solon Public Library. Given that it’s the season for new year’s resolutions, a University of Iowa marketing ...

Research in the field of childhood development shows that experiences and habits formed during childhood shape our lives well into adulthood. Life is like a journey where every step forward builds on ...

Research shows Helping children develop healthy habits at a young age can help lower their risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life. that a child’s cardiovascular ...

Making resolutions is easier than following through on them. How many times have we sat down at the end of the year, determined that we'd eat healthier or wake up earlier to go to the gym three times ...

At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, procrastinate less, or save more... Creatures Of Habit: How Habits Shape Who We Are — And ...

On this week's Mom Matters, Mellisa talks to Natalie Shellworth, a sleep consultant, about healthy children sleep habits. How do we get our kids to go to bed?