Q: Wait 30 seconds or so for the butter to heat up.  Cut them into thin strips that resemble french fries. Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Continue cooking them until they're tender. Then, remove them from the heat and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the turnips with 1 tbsp. of lemon juice, toss them to combine them with the vegetable, and serve them while they're hot.
A: Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium low heat. Sauté 1 cup of chopped onion in the skillet. Slice 3-4 turnips into thin strips. Add the turnips to the skillet with the onion once it begins to soften. Cook the turnips for 5 minutes and then reduce the heat to low. Serve.

Q: Make sure the wire is pliable enough to be bent into the shape of a circle, and sturdy enough to hold its shape under the weight of mini pumpkins and gourds. Grocery stores and farmer's markets are brimming with tiny orange squashes throughout the fall season. Pick out small, lightweight pumpkins and gourds for your wreath.  Try to find pumpkins and gourds with interesting colors and textures. Choose orange, yellow, brown, green, and mottled pumpkins and gourds. If you want a more uniform wreath, choose pumpkins that are all the same size and color. For a longer-lasting wreath, go to a craft store and buy faux pumpkins and gourds instead of  using fresh, perishable items. Create a pretty pattern with contrasting shapes, colors and sizes. Choose to alternate pumpkins with gourds or make a more random assembly of squash.  To skewer pumpkins, place the wire on one side of the pumpkin (an inch or so below the stem) and push it through the pumpkin horizontally so it comes out the other side. To skewer gourds, place the wire at the largest part of the squash and push it through so that it comes out the other side. Use your fingers or a pair of pliers to bend the ends into c-shapes, then hook them together. Tie an autumnal ribbon at the base of the wreath, or add a sprig of evergreen as an accent. Fasten a string or a piece of wire into a loop, with its base tied or wrapped around the c-hooks you created to hold the wreath together. Hang the wreath from a nail on your front door or on your house.
A: Buy a 4-foot length of heavy gauge wire. Collect miniature pumpkins and gourds. Skewer the pumpkins and gourds on the wire. Bend the ends of the wire into hooks and connect them. Add accents. Hang the wreath.

Q: Changes in the brain during adolescence can result in an increase in risk-taking and propensity toward experimentation with substance use (alcohol and other drugs). Specifically, adolescents are more drawn toward reinforcing stimuli – such as substances. However, the teen might also be more likely to take healthy risks such as trying new activities (sports, games, hobbies, etc). The adolescent may engage in more risk-taking behaviors. This can sometimes include dangerous situations such as fast-driving, and breaking other rules or laws. Be aware of these warning signs and risky behaviors. The ability to control impulses is not yet fully developed in the adolescent brain. Understand that your teen may not yet be able to self-monitor or have delayed gratification. Teach your child delayed gratification by helping him identify the pros and cons of engaging in a particular activity or behavior. Brain changes in the developing teenager can result in heightened emotional reactivity. This can result in teenagers experiencing more anger, sadness, loneliness, aggressiveness, and other negative emotions or behaviors.  Try to remember what it was like being a teenager, and identify a few feelings you had back then that were hard to cope with. Instead of automatically reacting emotionally, attempt to empathize with the difficulty of the youth's situation.
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Identify increases in risk-taking. Know that impulse control may be limited. Empathize with adolescent emotions.