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C-4 Wednesday, Januar y 3, 2018 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 Sarah Laury, Youth First, Inc. What Teens Want Parents to Know To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free three month Press-Dispatch subscrip- tion. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Prüvit. DECEMBER WINNER And the winner is... Verdayne Miley from Peters- burg. Verdayne won a $25 gift card from White Horse Antiques and a three-month subscription to the The Press-Dispatch. Congratulations! THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Jeff Boger .................................. Petersburg .........1/3 Amie Boger ............................... Petersburg .........1/4 Jessica Aldridge ........................ Petersburg .........1/4 Eugene Thurman ....................... Henderson .........1/5 Patty McDowell ......................... Petersburg .........1/5 Eva Willis ................................... Newberry ..........1/6 Beaulah Capeland ................... Oakland City .......1/7 Charles Norrick ......................... Petersburg .........1/7 Sara Fields ................................... Otwell ............1/7 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR Call Charles Lemond – 812-354-2831 Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hi stars, and welcome to this New Year if 2018 stage all lit up in colorful lights and decorated to help cele- brate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anni- versary in the week of Janu- ary 4 to the 10, please come up onto this big stage and take a bow. January- Marilee Hume January 5 - Shayna Raney Freson turns 25 years, Ri- ley Miller, Brick Bricoe turns 57 years, Beau Dan- iel Lee Kellems turns six years. January 6 - Harold Tuell turns 35 years. January 7- Daniel Merritt turns 44 years, Taylor Tru- itt turns 31 years, Stepha- nie Coleman turns 47 years, Julie Nixon. January 8 - Kinzy Bai- ley Amos turns 30 years, Bobby Dottbreich turns 46 years. January 9 - Mary Ann Dillman turns 37 years, Jane Simmons, Donnie Poehlein, Karen Brossman Bass turns 58 years, Rob- ert Bolin turns 30 years, Roger McCandless, Mallory Cates tunrs 31 years. January 10 - Mary Jo Cra- vens. May all of our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who need to get that card, visit, phone call and most of all that daily thought to help them have a wonderful day. Events coming up in Winslow and the surround- ing areas are: January 3- Girl Scout cookies are on order from the Girl Scouts in your area for about another two weeks. Winslow Girl Scouts, like Kyana, will be happy to get your order, $4 a box and the delivery date is February 14. January 4- Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Snyder Com- munity Cen- ter. Pike County Mom's Group at 10 a.m. at the Ot- well United Meth- odist Church. January 8 - Winslow Town Hall at 7 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center. January 9 - Winslow Beautification at 6:30 p.m. and Winslow Economic at 7:30 at the Snyder Commu- nity Center. Winslow Learning Cen- ter on computers is every Monday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Snyder Community Center. Winslow Seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on M-T-W-F in the Court- house Basement. No post cards this week at Sweets Column Winslow, Ind. 47598. Winslow has had some snow and sleet last Fri- day and Sunday, most was on the grassy areas in our neck of the woods. The southern sections and northeast had a little more. The winter weather is here, and when it came it decided to stay around with temps in the teens during the day and single digits at night. The wind chill is below ze- ro. Brrr it's cold! We got a truck for Christ- mas; a gift to both of us. Friday we got it all legal to drive, and there we ex- hausted ourselves out as we had to see how the truck handled. It handled just fine but after two days of run- ning, we all, including the truck, needed to rest for a while. It felt so good not to borrow a vehicle, but the By Teresa Mercer, Youth First, Inc. As a social worker and therapist, I have the pleasure working with teens. I have worked in a variety of settings with them: inpatient, outpatient, sub- stance abuse treatment, in-home thera- py and currently a school setting. Although they all have their own unique personalities and styles, teens are all similar in several ways. They all experience moods but are not al- ways sure how to express their feel- ings. They are all attempting to figure out life and how they might fit in. They all seem to fight for their in- dependence while sometimes rebel- ling against our suggestions and ad- vice. They all want to feel safe, loved and needed. They all want to be heard, even if we don't agree. They all want to be respected. Through my years in working with them, I've heard the same concerns from many of them. It doesn't mat- ter where they live, which school they attend, their socio-economic status, their grades, etc. Most have expressed they do not feel understood by their parents, guardians, or most adults in general. They complain that they are treat- ed like children. They are upset that some adults think they are irresponsi- ble and not "ready for the real world." They are tired of having their ideas and thoughts not heard or appreciat- ed, and yet they are expected to be re- sponsible. Now I do know adolescents can be challenging. Some of the things they choose to do are beyond words. Ma- ny times while talking with them, I ask them to explain their thought pro- cess, because I really need to under- stand what made them choose to do or NOT do something! However, they are still a fascinating population to work with, and I love ev- ery day I am with them. I decided to collect responses from a number of teens. My intention is to let adults know that our youth do give some thought to their decisions, they are aware of what's important and they are capable of making good choices. But most importantly, the group in this survey wants us to understand some things about them. Below are the 3 questions I asked and a sampling of their answers. What are one or two things you would really like for your parents/ guardians or other adults to under- stand about you? • School is stressful and they real- ly do try their best. • They have busy schedules with sports, other activities and school. • Talk with them and listen to them instead of lecturing and/or yelling • Sometimes expectations are over- whelming. Please be understanding when they can't meet all the expecta- tions. • Sometimes what they want for their life is different from what their parents want for them. • School and friends are important to them. • Pay more attention to their sad moods. • Understand they need privacy and time to themselves. • Realize they get just as stressed out as adults do. • They are capable of making good decisions. • Don't compare them to siblings. What is one thing you would like to see different in the United States, such as what would make our lives better (this includes everyone, not just you or your family) or make the country better? • Teens overwhelming said more kindness, acceptance, tolerance and understanding of people (too much ha- tred in the world). • What is one thing your family can start or stop doing that would improve family connectedness? If your family is already doing things that are going well, please share. • Eating a meal together • More activities/outings • Less arguing • More talking things out • Having less electronics at the ta- ble when eating Whether or not you live with a teen- ager, I hope this brings some under- standing. Sometimes we can get so busy with life that we don't acknowl- edge teens for "being teens" with ideas, perspectives, thoughts and feel- ings. This column is contributed by Tere- sa Mercer, LCSW, LCAC, school so- cial worker for Youth First, Inc., a lo- cal nonprofit dedicated to strengthen- ing youth and families. Youth First pro- vides 39 Master's level social workers to 57 schools in 7 southwestern Indi- ana counties. Over 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and after- school programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behav- iors, and maximize student success. See SWEETS on page 8 PRICES GO UP! 814 Niblack Blvd., Vincennes, IN 1-800-743-7004 www.bairdvincennes.com We have 1 on-lot 68ft home where you'll save A MINIMUM OF $6,000. GET YOUR HOME BEFORE THE Prices WILL Rise! BAKED OATMEAL By Monica Sinclair Happy New Year! I hope you had a safe and fun celebration of ringing in 2018. Did you make a New Year's resolution? A lot of people do but have a hard time sticking to it for very long. Was yours to eat healthier or lose weight? If so, I'm going to take the first month of the new year and help by providing delicious, yet healthy, recipes. These will taste so good, you won't remember that they are good for you. Let's start with breakfast. Many of us don't leave ourselves enough time to eat breakfast, even though it is one of the most important meals of the day. With this week's recipe, you can make it on the weekend and have breakfast for the whole week, taking it to go if that works better for you. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1 cup steel-cut oats 1/2 cup raisins 1/3 cup walnut pieces 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds 1/3 cup ground flax seed 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. salt 2 large eggs 1 1/2 cup low-fat milk 1/4 cup natural peanut butter 1 small apple 1/3 cup pure maple syrup DIRECTIONS 1. In a bowl, cover oats with water and soak over- night in the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 375 de- grees F. Drain oats and add to a large bowl along with raisins, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs and mix with milk and peanut butter. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir to combine. In a small bowl, toss to- gether apple and remaining cinnamon. 2. Divide oat mixture among 12 medium sized muf- fin cups. Top each with an even amount of apple cinnamon mixture. Cook for 20 minutes, or un- til a tester comes out clean. Serve with a gener- ous drizzle of maple syrup. 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