Word: explainer
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...this may help explain why it is so hard for the people closest to children to detect that anything is really wrong. Studies show that parents consistently miss the signs of depression. In one survey by researchers at Ball State and Columbia universities, 57% of teens who had attempted suicide were found to be suffering from major depression. But only 13% of the parents of suicides believed their child was depressed...
...problem: nobody will explain what the $10,000 was for, but it was enough to make the D.A. rethink its case against Curry. Now Morgan Stanley is under investigation...
Psychologists stress the importance of ritual in binding families together, and Memorial Day presents a great opportunity. This year, if you're driving to the beach, turn off the car radio and explain to your kids why everyone has the day off. On the way out of town, swing by the war memorial. Your kids may see it every day, but now you can explain what it is there for. Lucky to live in a time of relative peace, they need to be taught that we honor the sacrifice of others. Find out if there's a parade nearby...
After reading the accounts of Yugoslav readers describing what it is like to be under attack [LETTERS, May 3], I have to respond. A million Bosnians could explain how it feels to be bombed at night, with descriptions of wet basements or shelters. I'm sorry about reader Vid Stanulovic's 5 1/2-month-old daughter, but he is lucky because she is better and alive. How many Bosnians, Croats and Albanians can see their babies only in photographs? Where were the Yugoslavs when the kids of Sarajevo and Srebrenica were killed by bombs? AHMED HADROVIC Istanbul...
...news media are scared because we think we should have the answers. We love to explain everything, have the story wrapped up in a box for the weekend. But this is one we can't make fit. A survey last week by the Pew Charitable Trust found that the Littleton shooting is one of the most closely followed stories of the decade; it lingers in part because of our failure to account for what happened. And we in the media are just as scared that we're to blame. By telling a violent news story, are we risking imitation...