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C-4 Wednesday, March 4, 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 Keisha Jackson, Youth First, Inc. 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This week is a Nigerian dish called Beef Suya. It has lots of flavor bushelsshelst isn't too hard to make. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 cup salted peanuts • 1 tablespoon paprika • 2 teaspoons onion powder • 2 teaspoons ground ginger • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1 teaspoon garlic powder • 1 beef tri-tip roast or beef top sirloin steak (2 pounds), thinly sliced against the grain • 2 tablespoons canola oil • 1 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS 1. Place peanuts in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add paprika, onion powder, gin- ger, pepper flakes and garlic powder; pulse un- til combined. 2. Place beef in a large bowl or shallow dish. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with salt. Toss to coat. Add pea- nut mixture; turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for 2 hours. Drain beef, discarding marinade. 3. Thread beef onto metal or soaked wooden skew- ers. Grill, covered, over medium-high heat until beef reaches desired doneness, 10 -15 minutes, turning occasionally. Source: tasteof home.com KIDS LEARN RESPONSIBILITY FROM DAILY CHORES Chores. They can be defined as simple everyday tasks that few of us enjoy but all of us need to complete to keep a household running smoothly. It's a given that adults in the house- hold should do their part and lead by example. However, when it comes to children and teens being assigned household chores, that's when much debate comes into play. Assigning your children chores can definitely take some stress off as a parent; however, it also can help build life skills and teach responsi- bility. Completing chores also helps kids feel as if they are part of the fam- ily team. Assigning younger children chores demonstrates that you trust them to complete a task. Here are some age-based sugges- tions for chore assignments: Preschoolers can be given simple everyday chores, including picking up after themselves, placing their plate by the kitchen sink when fin- ished with meals, and picking up their room when it becomes messy. Young- er children respond well to rewards, so if your child struggles with picking up after themselves, encourage them with a reward system. Sticker charts, special dates to get ice cream or a trip to the park are just a few examples of rewards for kids this age. Once children begin to attend school their responsibilities increase, and they should take on more at home as well. Chores should also include picking up after themselves at this age. As your child grows older, grad- ually add more responsibility to their chore list. As chores become more challenging or complex, give them your expectations. Teach them how to put away their clothes and where the dishes go after they are clean. Give them step-by-step instructions and encourage them along the way. Never expect perfection, especially for a new chore. Your teen's chores should help pre- pare them for the real world. Have them help you prepare dinner, do their laundry, and mow the grass. These life skills are important for your child to develop early in their teenage years so they can live inde- pendently when the time comes. En- courage your teen by giving them age-appropriate rewards. This could include giving them time to spend with their friends or giving them mon- ey for chores completed. Assigning your children chores is important for teaching life skills and responsibility, and it can definitely help prepare them for the real world. If everyone pitches in the household runs more smoothly and kids feel they are part of the family team. Start laying out expectations when they are very young and gradually increase re- sponsibility and rewards as they grow older. Chores are an essential part of daily living. This column is written by Keisha Jackson, MSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit 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 ac- cess to Youth First's school social work and afterschool programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy be- haviors, and maximize student success. As I lie dying, I have to admit to my- self that I am in fact not dying, no mat- ter how impossible that truth seems. I know I am not dying because I am in fact getting better. Better enough to write this. Bet- ter enough to sit up, turn my head and have recall. Better enough to recall that the last time I felt so sure that I was dying was when I was forced to read "As I Lay Dying" in 10th grade. A far more honest descrip- tion would be, "As I lie spin- ning." Or a more medically sound de- scription, perhaps, would be, "As I lie vertigo-ing." But seeing as spinning sounds fun and most people don't know what vertigo is and I have a flair for the dramatic, "as I lie dying" is how I will start this piece, because when my hus- band asked me how I felt, all I could an- swer was, "Death." Vertigo, it turns out, is not what I thought it is — namely, just a momen- tary sensation of spinning upon sitting up quickly, a blip of off-balance that is quickly steadied. No. Vertigo, at least the vertigo that kept me from writ- ing last week, is an all-encompassing, full-bodied whirlpool descending into hell as the earth spins mightily and un- relentingly around you with gale force for hours on end, coercing torrents of vomit to be released as you shake and shudder and sweat. Basically, it's what roller coaster engineers are going for every time they release a new ride at Six Flags. And to say it is the worst would be an understatement. At its Category 5 status, the vertigo storm never settles; it only dies down enough for you to grab a thought. If you so dare as turn your head ever so slightly, it whips up into a full frenzy once more, sending you spin- ning and puking for who knows how long. The fear of movement may be the worst bit. The fear of movement is what has me, even now, a full week later, typing with a barf bin next to me. Perhaps there are many types of ver- tigo. Perhaps it is not like this for every- one. And seeing as I do like to feel special, when the symptoms started I thought that perhaps I was just the spe- cial girl who got a uniquely bad kind. When my friend took me to urgent care, I told the doctor that I had no idea vertigo could be like this. I told him I thought it's a momentary dizzy spell. He laughed at me while I sat there hunched over. I was white-knuckled from gripping my third barf bag and unable to make eye contact with him as he said, "Most people don't know what vertigo looks like. It looks like hell on earth. It looks like you right now." So much for hitting on the cute doc- tor. "Will I be able to make my daugh- ter's ballet recital tomorrow? " I asked. "Oh, sure," the doctor laughed, "watching a bunch of kids spinning in circles is exactly what you need right now. That's a no-go on the recital." I went to the recital anyway. Luck- ily, in my 4-year-old's performance, there was more falling and standing around confused than spinning, so I could watch the whole thing. For the older girls' performances, I closed my eyes. The doctor gave me a prescrip- tion for two types of anti-nausea pills, which I am to take three times a day. They have been a great relief, but I tend not to feel the effect until the sec- ond dose of the day. "I don't see any crystals," my daugh- ter said, poking into my ear. "I'll go get the flashlight." Vertigo, as it was explained to me by Dr. Google, is when crystals that form in your ear roll into a canal where they are not supposed to be. Here they enter into a drum circle, playing the bongos on your nerve endings and sending your brain into wackadoodle mode. When I relayed this informa- tion to the doctor, he said, "Yeah, not exactly true to science. For one, there are no crystals." So I guess I can call off my kids' search for treasure in my ears. Shame. Maybe this roller coaster of vomit would be worth it if I were to walk away with a shiny, sparkling prize compressed by my own ear ca- nal to commemorate the event. Then again, I think I'd rather forget. Katiedid Langrock is author of the book "Stop Farting in the Pyramids," available at www.creators.com/books/ stop-farting-in-the-pyramids.