To combat children's fears, parents should explain what will take place when they visit the doctor.

His parents would speak to him and explain what he had done wrong.

Catherine's parents could not explain why she was in the car at the time.

By 10th grade the parents could not explain it away.

It has to be that way, parents explained, to help a family make ends meet.

For instance, it can help any parent explain to a 7-year-old why her soccer team just lost by five goals.

"We help parents explain how they want adoption handled," she said.

Except for love, hard work and attention, even parents can't fully explain a boy like Bill.

To do this, he said, the producers might ask the parents to explain more clearly on camera something that they learned.

My parents explained to me unions are for basic rights in a free America.