I’ve been thinking about writing a book for young children, and I want to encourage you to give me a hand. The intended audience would be children ages 7 to 10. As a proponent of financial literacy ...

The start of a new year is always filled with chatter about habits: how to break bad ones, and how to start good ones. But according to Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and the upcoming ...

Do you have a bad habit that you have been desperately trying to change for quite some time? Maybe it is quitting smoking or ending your love affair with donuts. Or maybe you are trying to cultivate a ...

When others write about how to form good habits, the focus is usually on how people can get themselves to consistently do things they don't always feel like doing. The gist is that habits will help ...

Long, restful and -- most importantly -- regular sleep is key to helping kindergarteners adjust to school, and a new study urges parents to start forming good sleep habits a full year ahead of time.

There’s a popular saying that declares it takes 21 days to form a habit. It’s a lovely idea — if you force yourself through the morning exercise routine or the evening house-tidying 21 little times, ...

Some solutions? Try to get more sleep, exercise regularly and opt for stress reduction techniques like meditation, which can all work to increase willpower and overall brain health, says Poldrack.