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I < } S pilya y T ymoo May 10,1985 Teach children to handle disagreements Despite the hopes of most parents, sibling conflict doesn’t gradually fade as children grow info their teenage years. On thé contrary, bickering and fighting between teenage sisters and bro thers often become increasingly sophisicated and more disrup tive of peace and quiet at hqme. Every family can expect con flict between children in the family group. Sibling rivalry , often erupts in teasing, quarrel ing, name-calling, and even some pushing and shoving. U nfortu nately, understanding and ex pecting sibling rivalry doesn’t make it any easier to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Adolescents fight for the same reasons younger children fight, but teens are bigger. They are physically and intellectually able to hurt and be hurt by the words and actions of another. It would be nice if a gentle rem inder th a t teens are old enough to stop fighting would bring a cease-fire, but it rarely does. The specialists point out that sibling fights are considered a learning experience for ado lescents. They find out how to express feelings and hold their own ground in disagreements. Fighting ambng siblings provides a safe place to discover how cer tain words and actions affect another person. . Children who are not allowed to fight are often hestitant to speak up for themselves or to express their opinions confi dently in s c h o o lo r social sit uations. Squabbling th at appears to have no reason at all may sig nify a teenagers’s need for more parental attention. To youngs ters “love” m eans attention. M any teens are embarrassed by p aren tal affection, b u t gain needed attention by fighting with siblings. They may be jealous of other children in the family. Teens are under many pres sures. School competition for grades and social relationships is often intensive. Teens feel pressured about real or imagined conflicts between their adult and child roles and choices they may make. Fighting with siblings is often a symptom of various anxieties that adolescents bring home to resolve. You can stop this fighting or at least limit its effect on the family environment. The first major step is to decide not to tolerate certain kinds of fight ing. This is easier said than done, but sticking to your reso lution is im portant in bringing peace to your home. Adoles cents are old enough to be told you will no longer tolerate phy sical or verbal aggression. Tell them th at while it’s nor mal to have disagreements, their disruption of peace at home upsets you and that you will no longer be judge of their disputes. One parent reported that eVery- time a fight started, he said to his teens, “You’re fighting and I’m leaving.” He went out to work in the yard or to run an errand, After a few try-outs, the 5:00 battlefield hab it disap peared. Some parents use a “time ou t” strategy. They send each child to a separate room .until they agree to get along. Other parents make loud fighting or skirmishes illegal in the house. Another way to reduce sibling fighting is to help teens feel bet ter about themselves. Find time for each one to hear and feel your enthusiasm about who they are and what they are doing. Probing too deeply or anx- iously into their affairs usually meets with resistance, but use moments when they want your' attention to listen to them and restore feelings of closeness. Praise teens for what they do well and don’t overlook adm ir able qualities such as loyalty, a sense of humor, kindness, a* ’ thoughtfulness. Avoid initiating competition among your children. Compar isons of cleanest room, highest grades, or other accomplish ments make rivalry and jealously more intense. You reduce feel ings o f conflict and hatred when all children feel special because of their own qualities. D o n ’t in s ist on sh arin g . Everyone is entitled to owner ship of some things and owners have the right to share or not. Avoid! the tendency to force older children to give in to younger ones just because they are smaller or don’t know any better. In fact, younger children initiate many sibling fights. Parents can set an example for ways to handle conflict. If they use physical force or scream and yell, children will do the same. It takes tremendous pa tience to allow for a child’s growth while establishing limits for behavior; that will not be tolerated in the solving of dis agreements. By the end of the teen years, most youngsters develop feel ings of respect and care for their siblings. They learn more ac ceptable ways of handling dis agreements at home and in their other relationships. Winning the supermarket game crop becomes available, apples not, unit price can be quickly purchased in a form other than figured with a hand calculator fresh may be a better buy. or in your head. Simply divide The way in which you plan to the total price by the num ber of use an apple or other fruit or pounds or ounces the item con vegetable will be a factor in tains. Contrary to popular belief, your selection, too. If an apple will be served as part of a cheese the large or “giant” size package and fruit dessert, appearance is is not always the best buy. Once im portant. So, you probably you have used unit pricing to will want to choose large, at determine which size is least tractive, fresh apples because expensive, you need to make the end use justifies the higher another judgement. Is the size price per pound. But if the apple right fbr you? Even if it costs will be chopped and stirred into M hot cereal, then smaller, less perfect apples at a more eco nomical price would be a better The first step in developing a choice. Thanks to medical science, game plan is to learn how to The second step in develop we now have new insiglit into com parison shop. M any of the more than 14,000 items sold in ing a superm arket game plan is preventing and treating many [ the average supermarket are avail le a r n in g h o w to use Unit kinds of eye diseases. Then: Because the eye disease able in different sizes, shapes, pricing—the per unit measure fprms and qualities. Apples, for (i.e., th e cost per ounce or glaucoma has no pain or symp example, can be purchased fresh, round). Consumers not familiar toms in its early stages, people frozen, canned, dried, whole, with unit pricing often are sur often don’t know they have it. ' sliced and as sauce, pie filling prised to discover th at an item Then there was not treatment, and juice. During the fresh apple with a high price tag really may available for the disease. The season, when the fruit is at peak not be as expensive as it first combination of these two fac quality and carries the lowest appears. How can you tell? Look tors meant blindness for many, price, you will save money and at the shelf sticker near the pro as the disease slowly progressed increase eating enjoyment by duct. M any supermarkets in destroying vision. Now: Today, a short simple purchasing fresh apples. D ur clude both the unit price and test with a device called the ing the summer, before the new total price on this sticker. But if tonom eter helps eye doctors de Has going to the supermarket lost its appeal? If so, you’re not alone. Research studies indicate th at consumers! no longer view grocery shopping as being any fun; One approach is to turn grocery shopping into a chal lenging superm arket game—a game a t which you, the consu mer, can win in several ways. Equipped with a basic game plan, you will save money with out sacrificing good nutrition or variety. At the same time, shopping will become an inter esting and rewarding experience rather than a chore. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Clay Penhollow Mollie Driscoll Old tires help in garden Discarded automobile tires may not be what most people would choose to decorate their home gardens, but old tire cas ings can help tom ato plantings in two im portant ways. An old tire placed around a tom ato plant absorbs heat dur ing the day and releases it to the plant the night. As a result, the tomatoes grow faster. The tire also tends to keep the plant upright and off the ground. Use one tire casing around each plant. When the tom ato plants too sm all, clear plastic can he stretched over the tire on clear nights to hold in warmth and produce a greenhouse effect. Be sure to remove the plastic dur less, the larger size is never a ing the day. good buy if th e food will spoil Eventually the plants will need o r family members will tire of it some type of support to keep before it Can be eaten. Some the leaves and fru it off the foods, however, can be used in a ground. Frames or stakes min variety of ways making the large imize fruit rot and keep the package a good buy even for a branches out of reach of slugs. small family. Rolled oats, for More importantly, a support example, can be used as a cereal and as a ingredient in both cooking and baking. So, the large package is an exception ally good value regardless of family size. ^ T h e u seo fb eefg ro w th implant products to increase gains and efficiency of yearling market animals is one of the most effi tect glaucoma easily, even in its cient dollar investments a cattle earliest stages. According to the producers can make. Research National Society to Prevent Blind from across the United States ness, it’s a good idea fo r people and Canada consistantly report over 35 to have their eyes exam five to 15 percent increased in ined every two years to insure weight gain and five to ten per early detection of glaucoma. cent increased in feed efficiency The disease can now be con for implanted beef animals. trolled with eye drops. Some There are several types and cases may require surgery. brands of implants but the three Free Booklet: Send a SASE most common used products to your Society to Prevent Blind are Synovex, Ralgro and Com- ness or the National Society to pudose. Prevent Blindness, 79 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, Synovex has three different 10016. implants. Synovex C, approved April, 1984 is for use in suckling calves w eighing up to 400 pounds. Synovex-S (steers) and H (Heifers) are approved for animals weighing greater than the camping experience. Camp sponsors are now seek 400 pounds. Active components, ing girls or boys who would be progesterone, testosterone, and interested in attending Oregon estradiol benzoate, are natural Range Camp. Interested yough hormones chemically identical should contact the Extension to those produced by the anim Office today to receive applica als endocrine glands. tion forms. Local businesses and Ralgro (zeranal), approved organizations will help provide partial scholarships for inter in 1980, can be used on all class steers, heifer and in lam bs. ested campers. v Camp a m p participants parucipanis will win find u u u Zeranal is a r protein -------- - anabolic Qregon Range camp a highlight agent that enhances protein depo- sO ____ _____ d tin n and nrom otes and skeletal sition prom otes skeletal of H their summer âctivities! ■ , . growth without an increased deposition of fat. structure improves air circula tion around the plant and helps prevent disease, especially late blight. Effective supports, about 18 inches in diameter and one to five feet high, can be made of * wood or concrete-reinforcing wire. No pruning is necessary. Concrete-reinforcing wire can be found at hardware or build ing supply stores. It is preferred because the holes in it are large enough to reach through when gathering tom atoes. Chicken wire is not recommended because the small mesh makes harvest ing difficult. Supporting tomato plants with stakes involves a bit more work since the smaller shoots must be removed to eliminate extra side branches. Leave one to three main stems for the plant. If necessary, up to three stakes can be used. Place the stakes when the plant is young to prevent dam age to th é roots later. Beef growth implants effective ^timulate ithe an^^V s pituitary gland, resulting in increased growth. Test detects eye d isease Proper absorption is depen dent on proper location of the implant. Each produce is im planted subcutaneously on the 'back side of the ear 1-1.5 inches , from the head. Hands-on range camp offered Hiking into the Strawberry Wilderness, hands-on investi gation of soils, plants, stream and wildlife biology, plus range management are just a few of the experiences offered at the O regon Range Camp, to be held this summer, June 23 to 28. Oregon Range Summer camp is sponsored by Oregon State University Extension Service and the Society for Range Manage ment. The camp is open to older youtninieresieu mui»- youth interested in learning more about range, forest and wildlife management. Campers must be high school age, between 9th and 12th grade. Complete information about Range Camp and application forms are available from the W arm Springs Office of the Jef ferson County Extension Ser vice, 553-1161, ext. 238/239. Being located at the base of the Strawberry M ountains in Logan Valley, Grant County, S e v e r a l w o rk s h o p s a re planned for the m onth of May. The workshops are being offered through the Warm Springs Exten sion service. All workshops are free unless otherwise noted. They are geared for homemakers. The following schedule of work shops are being given: (1) Tips on moving W ork shop: Date, Tuesday, May 7; Time, 7:00 p.m.; Location, Warm Springs 4-H Center; Instructor, A nna H urtado and Mollie Dris coll. Tips will be given on pack ing, labeling and safe storage techniques when moving. Items to look for when selecting a home or apartm ent to move into. Anna will discuss W arm Springs Housing Authority Regu lations when moving into Tri bal housing. f (2) Food drying and smoking workshops: Date, Wednesday, M ay 8; Time, 7 to 8 p.m.; Loca tion, W arm Springs 4-H Cen ter; Instructor, Mollie Driscoll. Demonstrations will be given on drying fruits, vegetables, fruit leathers, m eats etc. an d on smoking meats. A Harvest Maid Food D ehydrator and “Little Chief Sm oker” will be used in the demonstration. This equip ment is available for check-out from the Extension Service. (3) Machine Quilting W ork shop: Dates, Thursday, May 9, 16,23; Time, 7 to 9 p.m.; Loca tion, W arm Springs 4-H Cen ter; Cost, Free but participants need to provide own fabric. (4) 4-H M other’s Day Break fast: Date, Sunday, May 12,; Time, 7 to 9 p.m.; Location, W arm S prings C o m m u n ity Center, Cost, Mothers FREE,, $2.50 each or $ 10.00 per family. Children are invited to bring a note, flowers or small gift to give their mothers. D oor prizes will be drawn throughout the breakfast. Proceeds will be used to fund summer 4-H activities. (5) Quilt exhibitions and rose provides a perfect setting for the Range Camp, allowing campers to learn first hand about range- land and its relationship with other natural resources. In addi tion to the hands-on investiga tions campers will also visit local ranches to observe range production practices, participate in discussion on wild horses and eastern Oregon history. Even ings around the campfire, plus meeting individuals from all around the state help round out Workshops offered th rough extension garden tour: Date, Wednesday, May 29; Time, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Location, Portland Oregon His torical Museum and Rose Gar den; Transportation, Van will be provided; Cost, $3.00 entry 3 Page 5 fee to museum. We will tour the museum (over 100 hand-made quilts will be on display). We will stop for lunch and will fin ish the day by smelling the roses a t th e P o r t la n d R o se Garden. Implanting to o close to the ' end of the ear or implanting in the cartilage or in the skin gives poor absorption. Implanting in veins causes to rapid absorption. The Synovex products and Ralgro implants are effective for 80-120 day while Compu- dose’s effectiveness last? 200 days. Thus, for best results are in the animals implanted with synovex or Ralgro should be implanted every 90-100 days. The final implants must be more than 65 days before slaughter for Synovex and Ralgro. There is no withdrawal period for Com- poduse. Research as shown that cattle must be growing from .4 to .7 pounds per day before an im plant response is observed. Cat tle on good quality pasture would be expected to gain .2-.4 pounds per day more if implanted. Over a 150 day grazing season then could represent 30 to 60 pounds addition gain for each animal, or an $ 18-$36 increase in gross C om pudose, approved in income for $60/cwt. steers. 198^, increases the rate of gain It is emphasized that these for suckling calves, growing implants are for use only on steers feedlot steers. It is not market animals, not breeding approved for heifers. Compu stock. Research from Oklahoma dose releases a natural steroid State University has demon estradiol-17 B, which, with its strated that heifers given multi metabolite estrone, is produced ple implants have fertility greatly in all mammals. The implant reduced or all but wiped out. Pests despoil stored foods Finding “weevils” inyour oat aged. During storage, these eggs meal or “worms” in yoiir flour, hatch and the young insects is'not an uncommon occurrence develop. This is why food kept in the home. Each year, Orego for long periods may become nians discard thousands of dol infested even when there are no in e the packaging. lars worth of food because it breaks ^ th e rp ste food simply Hy in dur- has become infested with insects. ing warm weather. Or, pests Several kinds of pantry pests feed on dried food in storage. may be brought into the house All pantry pests are small and on decorative dried plant mate go unnoticed until they become rials such, as grains, nuts, flow numerous or begin crawling or ers, and seeds. Most damage is done by the flying about the’ house. Pests often enter packages of young b eetle g ru b s, o r by fo o d as tiny eggs that go unde “worms,” which are really eater- tected when the food is pack pillars. Both grubs and caterpil lars are usually light-colored and small, and they are quite hard to see in the infested food. Often you can prevent pantry nest infestations by buying food F ___l , ___ncinn in small quantities it and using it within a short time. Never buy broken or damaged packages of food. They may already be in fested. Use older foods before open ing newer food packages. Avoid adding new food to an old stor age container until it has been cleaned. If desired, food can be treated before storage to destroy eggs. You can heat-sterilize many dried foods by placing them in an oven set at 140-150 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes. An alter native is to place the food in a freezer for a week or two. Foods that are heavily infested with pests should be discarded. Clean the storage area thorougly. In most cases, cleaning and proper storage conditions will control unwanted pests.
