European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes june 1977 modern Medicine a Good listener can Avert a Childs suicide attempt Ann by Michael Graham greenes play the potting shed has for Yean shocked with us account of a 14yearold boy who tries to hang today such tragedies have become increasingly suicide rates for people under 18 Yean of age have risen alarmingly during the past 20 among 10to 14yearold suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in this among males is to 24 Yean old it is the third leading the rates for girls Are nearly As More the 14yearandyounger statistics should be higher because suicides of boys and girls under 10 go under the Legal presumption that children that Young cannot commit but Many suicide believe that even five Jearolds Are capable of wiling troubled girls in attempt suicide four times As often As Many of these attempts later actually do result in Why Are Young especially so intent on self destruction Many come from unhappy the boys in particular Lack close emotional ties with their who tend to be preoccupied professional or business if the father is not absent in he often is absent because of death or divorce before his son has reached age suicidal girls tend to have weak fathers and self entered mothers who show Little love or acceptance of their both parents fail to give their children a sense of the value of including for Many of these who defend themselves by numbness and up Sui de is a logical next i these a Udren have grown up in a society that produced the movie Mash with its musical soundtrack philosophy proclaiming the casual attitude that Sui cide is How can we recognize and help the suicidal youngster the task is not easy because adolescents contemplating suicide often cannot and will not talk with their indeed this Lack of communication and resulting loneliness Are part of the problem that drives Young people to sometimes these youngsters take their problems to a Friend or a trusted adult who becomes the Only mature person Apt to learn directly of intended there Are other some extremely by which we can recognize suicidal intent even at a the youngster who is suicidal often commits self destructive for be or she becomes Accident repeatedly fall ing off skinning spraining Ankles and breaking arms in order to win at love and of most kids who Are Accident prone Are merely Clumsy or but if frequent accidents Are combined with other behaviour one should be or suicidal youngsters begin to fall in abuse drugs and alcohol or break the these acts Are like subconscious deaths in which the youngster destroys part of him self or herself while avoiding the final irrevocable the suicidal child May become withdrawn and isolated from lose and worry a lot and show sudden of mood and the potential suicide May express of hopeless loss of Confidence and a desire to get even with he or she May suddenly give away a prize saying it will not be needed any the National Institute of mental which conducts research on suicidal behave urges that when several of these warn ing signals occur and continue longer than a week it is Lime to act encourage the youngster to talk about what is bothering listen rather than and do not underrate what he do not be afraid to ask if he is contemplating often a desperate Young i welcomes the Chance to express his a in touch with the you May be his Only Call in a min family physician or mental health professional if you think suicide May be a do not try to handle the crisis this is an emergency that requires a lot of and the people listed above represent some of the Best resources for answering a youngsters desperate cry for York times Pinch fest tells you if youre Chubby san Francisco up you cant beat the Pinch test for finding out if youre among the 20 per cent of americans who Are the american medical association said at its annual the Ama offered this advice to those who wonder if they Are among the Chubby try the Pinch grasp the flesh just above your Waist Between your thumb and the tip of your said the if youre pinching More than a one Inch its time to look at your toes to Sec if theres an unobstructed you should also look at your scale and in the if you dont like what you or cant look out said the when you Widen your you May shorten your the Only Way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise the Ama but re no matter How much you Huff and you cant just shake it Rock it Roll it Knock it or bake it an inescapable exercise is turning your Back on food and repeating Many times a Day the word so if youre going to do the time to Start an effective weight reduction said the is now not tomorrow or next procrastination adds a pamphlet by the Amas department of foods and nutrition explained the calorie situation simply calories Are merely units of Energy found in All it if you eat More calories than your body can use in its daily the excess is stored As if youre Well above your desired the Ama cutting Down your calorie intake does not necessarily mean you have to eat less just shun the Well known wrong eat slowly and Load up on fillers Carrot Leafy consomme and most fresh the Ama get yourself a calorie counter Booklet and plan your diet menus around the Ama said it is usually unwise to try to lose More than two pounds per week be cause rapid weight loss May leave you Grumpy and vulnerable to if you Are More than 10 pounds Over see your family doctor before launching any Doit yourself across 1 word after Cable or Bux 4 read hastily 8 pieces out 12 habitual practice 13 Spruce 14 Sand Hill 15 Fipple flute 17 distinct entity 18 choler 19 postal number 21 hit heavily 24 mexican aunt 25 sly Fox 26 cry uncontrollably 21 a Days March 32 is unwell 14 one of seven 38 epic poem 37 endures 3s Way to travel 41 Small enclosure 42 astronauts message 44 card game 4 homemade pistols 50 Sash 51 steady pain 52 lives longer 56 for one 57 tapered Nail 58 Dine 59 Pis 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thing in signing myself husband innate Only dear husband so oads like a gorgeous marriage Yea two As my grandmother used to theres somebody or dear Ann my husband and i enjoy a wide Range of friends some some More than a few Are plenty Over weight Many of them have one thing in common the ability or unconscious desire to Embarrass a slim person while eating at a restaurant or at a my doctor says in in Excel Lent my weight and food selection Are i am subject to the following comments How do you stay so thin is that All you eat no wonder youre you dont eat anything you must try some of my it is so delicious dont Tell me that All you want to Why Are you afraid of gaining a Pound to turn the tables would be Here Are some examples How do you stay so fat no wonder youre Over just look at How much you eat i chose this dish from the menu because i like keep your go ahead and eat the third i see you dont watch your please Tell me How to handle i am almost always coerced into eating More than i with the resulting gratefully slandered and sometimes stuffed dear and god gave you two ears for just such Occa Sions As the ones Yon let the Little barbs to in one and out the dear Ann Landers How can i teach my children six and five years of age Good table manners when their grand father eats like an animal Grampa came to live with us two years ago after he had a slight he spills things on the himself and when he has soup you can Bear him in the next room slurping last night our six Earold began slurping his when i mans to the kids the Best he do the Best key