by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Oct 28, 2013 | Marriage and Relationships
What do you think is the biggest dating mistake? Its being needy. What I mean is this: a person getting into a relationship has to be prepared to GIVE. Being a giver – as I’ve said before on this blog – is crucial. The reason is simple. If both...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Oct 10, 2013 | Marriage and Relationships
We live in a singles world – and instead of being happy about their freedom, these singles are, for the most part, lost and lonely. If the obvious solution is to get hitched, the obvious question is: Why aren’t they doing just that? Why are they afraid of...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Aug 14, 2013 | Parenting
Eli is quite clear that he is a pretty important person. At six and the youngest of four, he’s used to those around him just stopping short of bowing down to him. Answering his every wish goes without saying. When he was two and oh-so-cute, he was irresistible. Now...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Jun 10, 2013 | Verbal and Emotional Abuse
Dear Dr. Deb, I have been following your columns for a while now and I have to say, they are a little bit “fluffy.” I don’t mean to be rude, but you make everything come out so easy, as if all problems can be solved in the course of one column. And life just isn’t so...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Jun 3, 2013 | Parenting
My youngest son, when he was still living with us, shocked me by saying that there were no family dinners during the week in the years he was growing up. Here I was, the mommy-cook to end all mommy-cooks, the person who would experiment with various recipes multiple...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | May 21, 2013 | Parenting
Regarding the horrible revelation in Cleveland in May, 2013 when 3 women who had been held captive for ten years were rescued, several news outlets reviewed how the missing-persons list works. “Hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing each year,” the Wall...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | May 20, 2013 | Marriage and Relationships
To continue with PART II of our look at singles’ warning signs of an unhealthy relationship, here are the next four. Sign 4: You’re being isolated. This one is the opposite of #3. There, you didn’t feel “part of.” Here, you’re “all of.” In the beginning, this...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | May 6, 2013 | Marriage and Relationships
Part I When people have long-term marriages and things are bad, we can work on fixing them. It’s better to resolve problems so kids can grow up in a home with two loving parents. But you aren’t married and you have your life ahead of you, so why get bogged down with...
by DrDeb Hirschhorn | Apr 29, 2013 | Parenting
Research shows that low self-esteem is associated with depression in adolescents and lower achievement in school. How can parents help their children to build healthy self esteem? High self-esteem can be dangerous One would think that it is obvious that children...
