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Teenage rebellion A struggle for independence
OREGON STATE UNMERSfTY
Spilyay Tymoo
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Healthy teenagers rebel
against parents.
Arguments and quarrels with
adolescents are not symptoms
of an unhappy home or an indi
cation that something went
wrong with earlier discipline.
What appears to be rebellion
in teenage children is a healthy
struggle for independence. Pa
rents expect their children to
develop critical judgement, form
opinions, and change things but,
oh, the parental discomfort when
teens start to take new ideas
seriously.
Worried parents, who thought
everything was going well, now
face griping, arguing, defiance,
complaining, alternating high
and low moods, and negative
reactions to family plans.
Going through this stage is
necessary if the adolescent is to
become an independent person.
It's the way teens explore the
variations in family standards
of living they see around them
and the differences in their ac
quaintances. Most teenagers
have teen friends who are intel
lectually curious, dropouts, so
cialites, or athletes.
The once untroubled thoughts
of a grade school child now
question religious, political, and
ethnic differences, while switch
ing opinions almost daily.
Teenagers who never have
any desire to rebel or try out
new ideas are not typical ado
lescents, Straatman notes. For
some, the struggles are intense
but for others less so.
The intensity of rebellion is
not a reflection of parental incom
petence. Emerging adults need
to learn to disagree, and be
allowed to express their typical
exuberance and despair.
A mother to two teens, you
would feel like a yo-yo for about
eight years. Around age twenty,
you think the strings broke and
settle down to a pretty reasona
ble life again.
Parental confrontation with
teens is essential. When a dis
agreement exists, get it out into
the open but be sure to stick
the issues. There's nothing teen
rebel against more than parents
who dredge up all past errors to
add to every disagree
ment. A show-down talk, an out
burst of honest opinion, yelling,
or even quarreling helps clear
the air and releases tension.
While they disagree with par
ents, teenagers depend on fam
ily for security and steadfast
love. This includes a place to
safely discharge agression and
frustration.
Only within families can teens
have a good fight and a good
cry without risking relationships.
While a family with rebellious
teenagers is normal, parents who
get fed up with the situation are
normal too.
It's a stage of parenting most
of us could do without. Once a
degree of independence has been
achieved, warfare tends to van
ish even though differences still
exist.
However, it's safe to specu
late that the personalities who
achieved greatness in the past
likely had a hard time convinc
ing their parents and other autho
rities that there may be other
ways of thinking and doing.
"That's progress.
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Clay Penhollow
Mollie Driscoll
Keeping plants healthy
Flexibility allowed with IRA 's
If you have an Individual
Retirement Account (IRA), there
are several IRS rules and regu
lations that you may find useful
to remember at this late time in
the year.
Keep in mind that you don't
have to make this year's pay
ment to the same IRA you
started a year ago, or whenever.
You may have as many differ
ent IR As as you like just as long
as you don't exceed the $2,000
IRA annual pay-in limit.
Also, you can shift your money
from an old IRA to a new if you
find a better deal. Be sure to
follow the IRS regulations if
you switch, to avoid the tax
penalty.
The IRS requires that current
income tax be paid on the
amount withdrawn from an IRA
during the year, and a ten per
cent penalty on top of that if
their rules aren't followed in
moving from one -i-IR A ,to
another. Any fees the financial
institution offering the IRA may
impose for early withdrawal also
be paid.
There are two ways to switch.
You can receive the funds from
an old IRA and transfer them
to the new IRA trustee. You
must reinvest the funds within
60 days or the sum becomes
taxable as income to you. You
can shift from one IRA to
another once a year in this way
without a tax penalty. This
method of switching IRAs is
called a rollover.
The other way is to have the
money moved directly from one
trustee to another, either at your
request or at the trustee's request.
This is not a rollover. It is a
transfer that is not limited to
once a year and there is no tax
penalty. Financial institutions
that sponsor IRAs should have
the appropriate request forms
for this type of change.
Either way, there is no IRS
tax penalty, but you must still
check any penalty levied by the
financial institution with whom
you have deposited or invested
your IRA funds.
Spend extra quarters not dollars
Using a laundromat to clean
your clothes? If so, there are
several things you can do to
make the job easier.
The first is how you load the
machines, says Mollie Driscoll,
Warm Springs Jefferson County
Extension agent. You may be
tempted to overload them to
save on both time and money.
But your clothes will suffer in
the long run. They won't get as
clean can easily get dingy
and also may get so wrinkled
that they will need ironing.
Next, consider what laundry
products you use, Mollie sug
gests. It may be a good idea to
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add bleach. This will kill bacte
ria that can survive in public
laundry machines and that deter
gent alone can't remove.
Spend a few extra quarters
on laundry day so you won't
have to spend extra dollars later
to replace clothes or pay medi
cal bills.
Houseplants make excellent
holiday gifts, especially if both
the giver and receiver take steps
to ensure that the houseplant
stays healthy.
Plants differ in their needs for
light, water and fertilizer. Too
much water will kill a jade plant,
while a fern needs frequent water
ing. Chinese evergreen will grow
in poorly lit areas, but an Afri
can violet needs to be placed in
bright light.
When giving a houseplant as
a Christmas gift, make sure that
the plant is in a pot that can
drain away excess water. Also,
the plant should be in a soil
mixture that supplies adequate
air and water to plant roots, and
that anchors the plant family.
You may need to do some
repotting to make sure the soil
mixture is correct.
Water a houseplant only when
the surface of the potting soil
feels dry. When watering, apply
enough that some runs out the
bottom of the pot, which you
can then discard. Irrigating from
the bottom is effective, but every
third watering should be from
the top to flush excess fertilizer
salts out of the soil.
Place the plant in direct or
indirect lighting according to its
individual growing requirements.
If these are unknown, plant
shops and bookstores have excel
lent houseplants books that can
help.
Fertilizer is necessary only
when the plant is actively grow
ing. Many indoor plants will
grow vigorously for awhile, then
go into a resting period when
the fertilizer requirements are
very low.
Houseplants seldom die of
starvation. More plants are killed
by to much fertilizer rather than
too little.
Houseplants generally prefer
a higher humidity than most
homes supply.' Help your plant
adjust to the conditions in your
home by misting the foliage
periodically, or by setting the
pot on a tray of pebbles and
water. But be careful not to let
the bottom of the pot touch the
water.
Also, keep the leaves clean by
bathing or spraying them with
lukewarm water. If the plant is
too large to move, wipe each
leaf clean with a soft, damp
cloth.
Menus' offer tasty 'Diet Plates"
Learn to make quilts
Going out to eat no longer
means you have to take a break
from good nutrition.
More and more restaurants
are offering lighter, low-calorie
dishes. Going by such names as
"spa cuisine" or "lean and light,"
this healthier fare can be found
in places ranging from dining
halls to family eateries to the
fancier upscale restaurants and
hotels.
The current trend focuses on
food quality. Fresh ingredients
as well as interesting and unus
ual flavor combinations are fea
tured. Satisfaction is derived not
only from the way the food
looks and tastes but also from
its healthfulness.
The classic "diet plate" ham
burger patty, cottage cheese,
and canned peach has never
been that exciting to most peo
ple, the specialist observes.
Actually, many of the traditional
diet plates overemphasizes pro
tein and are not necessarily that
low in calories.
Now, through a greater em
phasis on fresh fruits and veget
ables, salads, whole-grain pro
ducts, and fish and chicken en
trees, diners are discovering that
eating "light" can still mean eat
ing delicious and satisfying
meals, says Raab.
Consumer demandor health
ier meals is one reason behind
the changing menus. There is an
increased awareness about the
link between good nutrition and
good health. Many are cutting
down on their intake of fat,
sugar and salt, and want their
meals away from home to suit
their everyday eating habits.
Men as well as women are
feeling more comfortable about
ordering broiled fish, salad, and
vegetables at a business lunch in
place of the traditional steak.
In addition to new choices, a
customer also may find nutri
tion information printed on the
menu. This may be simply the
number of calories in a dish, or
it may include figures for cho
lesterol and sodium as well.
Some restaurants provide nutri
tion information on request.
The trend toward healthier
restaurant fare is likely to con
tinue, but the emphasis still will
be on choice, according to Raab.
Customers will be able to decide
what type of meal they want
from a range of menu options.
For those who want to occa
sionally splurge on a rich des
sert, the choice still will be avail
able. But others who want to
treat themselves to a meal low
in calories, cholesterol, and so
dium will be able to order it
right off the menu.
The Warm Springs Extension
Office will sponsor a one-day
workshop Saturday, January 25
beginning at 8 a.m. Eraina
Palmer and Donna Behrend will
instruct the workshop in which
participants will learn the strip
method of assembling log cabin
quilts. Deadline for registration
will be January 15. Those regis
tered will be sent a materials list
prior to the workshop. Regis
tration is limited to 12. The
class is free.
Turkey recipes offered
Turkey spaghetti
xh lb. spaghetti
4 c. diced cooked turkey
2 c. undiluted mushroom soup
1 c. turkey or chicken broth
XA c. minced celery
1 small onion, chopped
3 c. grated sharp cheddar cheese
Break spaghetti in 2" pieces
and cook according to package
directions. Drain well. Add re
maining ingredients except 1 c.
cheese and mix well. Place in a
greased large casserole and
sprinkle remaining cheese over
top. Cover and bake in 350 over
for one hour.
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Keeping whites white
Keeping whites white isn't as
difficult as a lot of people think
it is.
Removal of blood stains and
mud smudges from white clo-'
thing requires a cold water rinse
with some agitation or rubbing
before detergent washing. Pre
soak products containing
emzymes effective in removing
protein and starch stains. Wash
white clothes in all-white loads
and don't overload the washing
machines.
For washing whites, use
hot or at least warm water.
Also, a water softener will let a
heavy-duty, low-suds detergent
work more effectively.
Be sure the clothing is tho
roughly rinsed. If you need static
control for nylons and polyes
ters, use a fabric softener in the
final rinse.
Turkey Sloppy Joes
2 lbs. ground turkey 12 buns
1 lg. onion, diced . Place ground turkey and onion
1 10 oz. can tomato soup a cold skillet. Turn heat o
1 10'$ oz. can chicken gumbo medium and cook, stirring until
soup meat losses its pink color and
1 1. chili powder onion l$ softened, add undil-
14 sajt uted soups and spices; simmer
!4 t pepper for onc nour- Spoon over buns
to serve. Makes 12 servings.
Financial workshop offered
Stork Green enjoyed cross-country skiing on recent 4-H outing
near A f L Bachelor in Bend. S early 59 4 -Hers have participated in
six different ski trips to ML Bachelor and ML Hood during
Christmas vacation.
A one-nignt workshop,
"Building Financial Security"
will be offered Monday Janu
ary 13 by OSU family econom
ics specialist Alice Mills. The
workshop will be conducted at
ihe Community Center.
Alice Morrow will be discuss
ing basic budgeting, various
savings options and techniques
for selecting checking and sav
ings accounts.
Morrow will help participants
prepare and utilize an "Inco
meExpense Statement" and a
"Net Worth" Statement" Mor
row has designed and published
these two worksheets specifically
for extension audiences.
IncomeExpense State
mentThese statements provide
a picture of how a family has
spent its money for a given
period of the past This picture
helps a family compare income
and expenditures to its values
and goals. Income Expense state
ments are useful primarily to
those families that are trying to
control expenditures, so that
they can create a source of
funds for reaching long-term
goals.
Net Worth Statements These
statements are a useful tool for
measuring progress toward
meeting long-term financial
goals, such as paying off major
debts, financing your own or
your children's educations, sav
ing for your own home or sav
ing for retirement Before you
formulate a plan on how to
meet one or more of these goals,
you need to know what resour
ces you already have. A net
worth statement visualizes your
financial resources.
Now is the time to start plan
ning for your financial future!
Get your new year's resolution
off to a great suit and attend
this workshop.
Turkey Stir Fry
1 pkg. Chinese egg noodles cook
noodles for ten minutes in boil
ing water. Rinse in cold water
and set aside
3 c. turkey breast, cubed
1 1. sesame seed oil
2 bunches green onion, chopped
1 c. celery, chopped
1 c. zucchini, sliced thin
1 sm. head cabbage, chopped
2 T. chicken bouillon
4 T. sweet soy sauce iVi c. soy
Turkey Enchiladas
'4 c. br. sugar and 2 T. molasses,
boiled)
xi t. garlic salt
Heat oil in a large dutch oven
or wok, add turkey and fry until
done. Add onion, celery, zuc
chini and cook until limp. Add
cabbage and cook until wilted.
Add garlic salt, chicken bouil
lon and sweet soy sauce. Add
noodles and toss.
1 dz. corn tortillas
1 turkey breast ground or cubed
1 can mild enchilada sauce, sm.
1 can tomato sauce, sm.
I can pitted olives sliced in
rings
1 onion chopped
graded cheddar cheese
cottage cheese
sliced mushrooms
Brown turkey in oil, don't
overcook. Heat to a boil enchil
ada sauce and tomato sauce in a
pan large enough to put one
tortilla in fiat Turn off.
To assemble: (one at a time!)
Dip each tortilla in sauce long
enough to slightly soften (too
much it will tear). Place in oblong
baking dish. Place a quantity
(to individual taste some of each
of the following): Turkey,
onions, olives, cheese, cottage
cheese, mushrooms (if desired).
Fold over. Place next tortilla
half way on top of first enchil
ada. Fill pan with enchiladas.
Pour remaining sauce over top
and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Bake at 350 until hot; about 20
minutes.