How to help kids with nervous habits
Photo credit: iStock/ | A young girl biting her nails for a story about why kids develop nervous habits like nail-biting.
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Have you noticed that your child has picked up a nervous habit? Nail biting, hair twirling, blinking, nose picking, finger tapping, pencil chewing, excessive laughing or tickling his ears? Even excessive Chapstick use and asking for constant reassurance can be considered a nervous habit, says Harold Pass, associate professor of clinical psychiatry and director of psychotherapy training in the Department...
