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Dealing with Teens in Six (Easy?) Steps

Posted on April 1, 2020 by DrHurd

Increased at-home time during this health issue is bringing up questions from my clients about family interaction – especially when it involves restless teenagers. My experience has shown that there are six basic techniques to use when dealing with kids … Continue reading →

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Six Steps for Coping with Temporary Crises

Posted on March 31, 2020 by DrHurd

Even in the face of our current health scare and the measures people are taking to protect themselves, the topics of conversation in my office haven’t changed all that much. We’re still exploring day-to-day ways to make it through life. … Continue reading →

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Rejection Can Be OK

Posted on March 25, 2020 by DrHurd

Success is wonderful. We all want it. But the road to success can be blocked by failure. Detouring around those roadblocks can be a challenge, but it’s not without its rewards. In her article “Inspirational Stories of Famous Failures and … Continue reading →

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Is “Good Enough” Always Good Enough?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by DrHurd

A reader emails that her father always cautioned her that “the grass is always greener,” i.e., that she should keep searching for something better than what she already has. She asks me if an endless quest for that “something better” … Continue reading →

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Self-Esteem Might Not Be All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Posted on March 18, 2020 by DrHurd

A growing volume of research appears to indicate that self-esteem might not be all it’s cracked up to be. Studies have shown that many people – from valedictorians to low-achieving students and everyone in between – think quite highly of … Continue reading →

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Does Marriage Have to be a Full-Time Compromise?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by DrHurd

Several readers asked me to clarify the difference between short-term compromise and all-out self-sacrifice when it comes to relationships. More than one Life’s a Beach! column has emphasized that the latter should never be part of any partnered relationship. A … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have to Care what People Think

Posted on March 11, 2020 by DrHurd

People often ask me why they become anxious over others’ opinions and judgments – and how they can get rid of those feelings. We become “people pleasers” when we make others our standard of knowledge and truth. If the herd … Continue reading →

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What to do when People Break Promises

Posted on March 10, 2020 by DrHurd

We see promises broken all the time in politics, but people also encounter it in everyday life. My experience suggests that promise-breaking points to a lack of character. What gives rise to the lack of character? Faulty thinking and faulty … Continue reading →

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A Rational Look at Cyberbullying

Posted on March 4, 2020 by DrHurd

We hear a lot about cyberbullying these days. It’s basically bullying through electronic means, e.g., Facebook, texts, IMs, email, etc. Alarmists lead us to believe that cyberbullying is fundamentally different from classic “playground” bullying. But is that true? The premise … Continue reading →

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Does Suffering REALLY Strengthen Character?

Posted on March 3, 2020 by DrHurd

For many years, “conventional wisdom” (often not wisdom at all) has preached to us that “suffering strengthens character.” We nod wisely and walk away – while quietly wondering how that can possibly be the case. What suffering can actually do … Continue reading →

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Are First Impressions Really Trustworthy?

Posted on February 26, 2020 by DrHurd

John R. Schafer, Ph.D. writes on psychologytoday.com: “Changing negative first impressions is difficult. A person who forms a negative impression of another person will be less inclined to meet that person a second time because that person has been judged … Continue reading →

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Beware the Smart Slacker

Posted on February 25, 2020 by DrHurd

A longtime fan of my column writes to complain about a “smart slacker” in her office. I suspect many of us have known a smart slacker; pushing the limits, just as children often do, to see how much he or … Continue reading →

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