YWCN October 2016

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Your Voice. Your Community. Your News.

Yes We Can

Volume 6 Issue 8

Serving the Inland Empire Communities

Beware of this app that your kids may be using that could cost them their lives. Page 2

News and notes for the men and women who give so much to protect our nation. Page 6

8 Important Strategies for Raising Children in a World of Technology

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Some ideas to Help at Home keep the kids calm. Page 5

Winter is Here!

Time for Cornbread and Chili Anytime you put the words “Southern” in front of a dish, it’s likely to stir up controversy, and cornbread is no exception. It seems like every person I’ve ever known from the South has their favorite way of making it, and every way is different. The thing that distinguishes Southern cornbread from any other cornbread, is that it is savory, not sweet, and it is made mostly with cornmeal. Northern cornbread tend to be more cake-like, on the sweet side, with a finer crumb due to more flour in the mixture. Southern cornbread is flavored with bacon grease, and cooked in a cast iron skillet, a perfect side for barbecues, or chili. Whether to include sugar or not in a southern cornbread recipe is an issue for debate. The choice is yours as to whether or not to include it. Bacon drippings and butter makes it, the butter adds needed richness to the bread itself, and the bacon drippings help brown the crust and will keep it from sticking to the skillet, also it will cook more quickly. Southern Cornbread Recipe • Prep time: 15 minutes • Cook time: 20 minutes • Yield: Makes 8 servings White or yellow cornmeal it’s your choice, white is more Southern.

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • •

1 Tbsp bacon drippings 2 cups cornmeal OR 1 1/2 cups cornmeal and 1/2 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 Tbsp sugar (optional) 1 egg (optional) 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

HelpYour Teen Learn to Drive

Learning any new skill can be intimidating, especially for a young mind. There are many reasons that teenagers are fearful of learning how to drive. Not having any experience with driving a car

Fear of doing something wrong and getting hurt is ever so in their minds. The fear of forgetting how to drive in general while behind the wheel. When there are other drivers on the road there is fear of not being able to keep up with them. There is fear of making wrong turns or getting lost and fears of past accidents. These are very common and valid fears for a teenager. Parent must remember that while these fears may seem trivial, they are very real and very large to their child.

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat pan with bacon drippings: Put the bacon drippings in a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet and put the skillet into the oven. Preheat the oven to 400° with the skillet inside. (If you don’t have an iron skillet, you can use an uncovered Dutch oven or a metal cake pan.) 2 Make the batter: Whisk together all the dry ingredients (cornmeal, baking soda, salt, sugar if using) in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the egg (if using) and buttermilk until combined, then mix that into the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir in the melted butter. 3 Pour batter into hot skillet and bake: When the oven is hot, take out the skillet (carefully, as the handle will be hot!). Add the cornbread batter and make sure it is evenly distributed in the skillet. Bake at 400°F for about 20 minutes, or until the edges are beginning to brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. 4 Rest bread in skillet, then serve: Let the bread rest for 10-30 minutes in the skillet before cutting it into wedges and serving.

On the other hand there are children whose parents have allowed them to drive their car around on their property. These kids may not have any fears about getting their driver’s license because of those experiences. For those with not experience consider this; you are getting into a machine that you have no idea how to operate. What you do know is that it can kill you if you make a wrong move. For a teenager with no driving experience, the thought of operating a vehicle on the open road with other drivers is also another source of fear and anxiety. They may ask themselves “What if I make a wrong turn? What if I don’t hit my brakes in time?” What you, as a parent can do to help is to allow your teenager to take baby steps. Help them to study for their driving test. It will help to take them out during quit drive times this will help them feel more comfortable behind the wheel. Enrolling them in driver’s education program at school or hire a private driving instructor will also help. Last but not least stop and talk about mistakes. Do not force them to learn or to take steps they are not ready for. Being agitated with them; yelling at them; making fun of their fears; overloading them with instruction is not good, teach one thing at a time then

move forward. Do not have them drive in heavy traffic or in highly populated areas. The parent who takes time to calmly teach the teenager is the helping parent. Be encouraging and help them to prepare for their permit test. Allow them to feel scared while still building their confidence in themselves and their ability to master driving. The best places are empty parking lots or quiet, low populated neighborhoods. These types of places can take some of the pressure off of the new driver. If or when a mistake is made, pull over and talk about it. Help them to see what they did incorrectly using a positive tone. The parent who screams and yells during driving lessons is the parent who is causing harm. Do not get in the car with your teenager while you are angry or agitated. Any negative energy or feedback will simply reinforce their fears. Do not put them in heavy traffic and expect them to sink or swim. This could be deadly. Most of all, do not make fun of your child’s fear of learning how to drive. Teasing and belittling is never an effective way to teach anyone anything. Communication is key when teaching anything. If you see something that is not right, tell your child in a calm and encouraging way. Make sure that YOU are alert when going out on the road with your teenager. You are the experienced one and must look out for what they are or are not doing correctly. Stay as calm as possible. If your teenager sees or feels your anxiety they will be more prone to make mistakes or decide that they would rather not drive at that moment. For a teenager, becoming a licensed driver is a rite of passage. Do not let them miss this important milestone in their lives because of fear! Good luck and safe driving.

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