Building better habits requires reminders. You need something to help you keep your new habits at the forefront of your mind until they’re cemented in your brain. Even a simple rubber band can help.

You know that feeling of hearing yourself on a voice recording? It’s the worst. Two weeks ago, I was attending my daughter’s final day of swim practice, and for the big finale they all had to jump off ...

It started when a friend shared an article about what the writer called the rubber band method. In a nutshell: The mom wears three rubber bands around her right wrist as a reminder to praise her child ...