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C-4 Wednesday, Februar y 19, 2020 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Youth First Today by Teresa Mercer, Youth First, Inc. Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock Whistle while you carpet clean HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN SELF-CONTROL At some point most of us have prob- ably lost some or all of our self-con- trol. It may have involved our emotions, shopping, eating, or even something as simple as the urge to pop bubble wrap lying around. Losing self-control can create a lot of problems with relationships, the le- gal system, the workplace, health, the school system, etc. While many of us learn from these experiences, there are some who will continue to have problems. Think about how you learned self-control. Was it modeled from your home environment, social envi- ronment, or did you just instinctive- ly know how to obtain and maintain self-control? It's probably a combina- tion of all three. This fast-paced world and its ev- er-changing technology raises the concern that our youth are growing up with too many conveniences and in- stant gratification. This leads to lack of self-control. As a school social worker, I have talked with many young people over the years that can't manage their emotions appropriately when they do not have their cell phone or get their game systems taken away. Self-control is required in many as- pects of life. It can also be achieved through various techniques. Of course the first way to teach chil- dren self-control is to model it. Chil- dren of any age are watching and learn- ing from us all the time, so self-aware- ness and regulating your emotions and behaviors is important. Engage in activities that require a lot of patience and determination. Think about trying yoga or meditation. Both encompass the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental self. Mindfulness techniques also teach self-control. You can practice mindfulness just about an- ywhere at any time, by yourself or with someone else. Mindfulness practice involves pay- ing attention to and focusing on the present moment – and only the ac- tivity of the present moment, such as your breathing. This can be practiced at work or in the classroom. Some games that promote self-con- trol are the blinking game and cha- rades. You probably remember the blinking game from childhood. Sit across from your child and stare into each other's eyes. The first one to blink loses the game. People of all ages are tempted at times to do things they are specifically instructed not to do. Charades is anoth- er game to play. The person who is do- ing the acting out of the word must stay in control and not blurt out the word. It's hard to keep quiet and not get frus- trated when the other players are not guessing the correct word, especial- ly for a child/young person. This is a great way to practice self-control. Chil- dren can also learn controlled breath- ing by blowing bubbles slowly. Finally, learning effective ways to manage anger and other low moods is beneficial to everyone. Teaching chil- dren to express their feelings, listen- ing to them, being non-judgmental and respecting their feelings only increas- es their skills in self-control. Remember, it's important to model the behavior you want from your child. You can only encourage and develop ef- fective self-control skills in your child if you are demonstrating the same skills. This column is written by Teresa Mer- cer, LCSW, LCAC, school social work- er for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprof- it dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 59 Mas- ter's level social workers to 81 schools in 10 Indiana counties. Over 39,500 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and after-school programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success. MICROWAVE EGG & VEGGIE BREAKFAST BOWL MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL By Monica Sinclair It's been a while since I have put a recipe in for breakfast and I found a super easy one this week. It's heart healthy and can be cooked quickly in the microwave before work. You'll get everything you need to start your day off right. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 egg • 1 Tbsp. water • 2 Tbsp. thinly sliced baby spinach • 2 Tbsp. chopped mushrooms • 2 Tbsp. shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese • 2 grape or cherry tomatoes, sliced DIRECTIONS 1. Coat 8 -oz. ramekin or custard cup with cooking spray. Add egg, water, spinach and mushrooms; Beat with fork until blended. 2. Microwave on high 30 seconds; stir. Microwave until egg is almost set, 30 to 45 seconds longer. 3. Top with cheese and tomatoes. Serve immediately. Source: www.incredibleegg.org As I sit here, on my bed, we are hav- ing our carpet cleaned in the other room. The carpet cleaner, a man we will refer to as CeeCee, knocked on our door a little past 9 a.m. He has the mus- tache of either an evil vil- lain or a silent-movie star or both. It is precisely the type of bushy, curly mustache my 4-year-old daughter has been begging me to grow ev- er since seeing "Peter Pan" and falling in love with good ol' Captain Hook. "Mommies can't grow mustaches," I told her. "Yes-huh," she countered. "Grand- ma has." I'm just going to leave that one alone. Once we set CeeCee up, my husband retired to his upstairs office, and I re- tired to the bedroom to get to work. Rather, I was supposed to get to work. Instead, I found myself grabbing my hand mirror, sitting down on my bed and examining my would-be Captain Hook mustache. A few years shy of 40 and my hair is rapidly turning gray. How long until the curlicue 'stache makes its way into my life? I was won- dering whether hot wax or tweezers are in my near future, when a strange sound came from the other room. No, not the suction and rumble of a clean- ing machine but rather something me- lodic — as if someone had turned on the radio and tuned in to a station just out of range. The music grumbled and screeched. It went silent and then came back extremely loud. The tune was clun- ky and warped. I consid- ered going out to CeeCee and offering to him that he could listen to music on our smart speaker in- stead of whatever device he was using, but when I got to the door, I realized that it was no radio. CeeCee was singing. He was howling. He was humming. He was carpet cleaning and toe tapping. I opened my door just a tad and sat back down on my bed, where I still sit, listening to CeeCee sing. "I ain't gonna work no more, no more" morphed into a screeching rendition of "I'm Every Woman," except he changed the lyrics to "I'm cleanin' carpets." There have been some ditties about bullfrogs that I haven't recognized. Of course, perhaps the originals were not actually about bullfrogs and CeeCee changed the lyrics — because there are not nearly enough bullfrog songs in the world. I grew up on folk music — including the works of Fred Small, who sang "Hot Frogs on the Loose," a close cousin, perhaps, to the bullfrog song — and listening to the boisterous voice singing twangy tunes, with their made- up lyrics, has me all smiles. This man knows there are two other adults in this house with him, but he holds back not a decibel as he belts out his anthems. I love it. I guess I shouldn't expect an- ything less from a man with such im- pressive facial hair. The other night, my 7-year-old son was asking me about the trendy expres- sion "Bloom where you're planted." He didn't understand the meaning. I told him that neither do I. To me, that expression sends all the wrong messages. It implies that you are stuck, rooted. It has always felt like a do-or-die. Bloom or don't, but you ain't goin' nowhere. Not everything can bloom where it's planted. A cactus can't bloom in a swamp. A reed can't bloom in a desert. Environment matters. Cir- cumstances matter. You can't just ex- pect someone to bloom anywhere. I pre- sented it to my son a little differently. I told him that I'm a fan of adventure, of trying new things, of being brave enough to seek happiness elsewhere when you can't find it where you stand. "Like the kids in 'Peter Pan'? " he asked. It may be time to switch up their mov- ies. But that's for another day. Right now, I'm listening to CeeCee and wondering whether I've been a tad too dismissive of "Bloom where you're planted." Though I don't agree with it, there's something to be said for making the best of every situation, for finding pleasure and song where you stand. A fter all, it was anoth- er Disney film that taught my kids to whistle while they work. Katiedid Langrock is author of the book "Stop Farting in the Pyramids," available at http://www.creators.com/ books/stop-farting-in-the-pyramids. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Charley R. Pace quitclaims to Jessica Sullivan-Thom- as and Robert W. Thomas, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ivan V. Mason, Jr., Shirley Jean Crecelius, Linda Lou Weitkamp and Gloria Jane Mason convey to James R. Lutterman and Kelli J. Lutterman, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Dennis R. Kendall conveys to Timothy Wayne Mey- er and Jane Ann Meyer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Martin Sharon conveys to State of Indiana, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Steve M. Cummins and Brandi L. Cummins convey to Jacob Catt and Brianna Catt, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Ivan V. Mason, Jr., Shirley Jean Crecelius, Linda Lou Weitkamp and Gloria Jane Mason convey to Lanny T. Simmons and Brenda K. Simmons, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Alan Louis Benjamin and Sonja Kay Benjamin convey to Terry L. Weisheit and Angela A. Manges Weisheit, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Norbert G. Schmitt and Phyllis A. Schmitt convey to Chad D. Schmitt, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Recreational Land Holdings, LLC convey to David M. Houser and Kimberly A. Houser, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Pike County Sheriff and Richard F. Bishop convey to Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Sheriff, Mark Nowark and Julie Nowark convey to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Donna Jean McFarland conveys to Sheila McFarland Hill, real estate as recorded in Pike County. 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