European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters Anh Landers difference of opinion on providers of child care not All family child care providers share the attitude expressed in the recent letter to the acs child development services is pro Viding Many of us the Opportunity to work through the family child care it is offering us the Basic ground rules and of preparing ourselves for the responsibilities we face ahead car ing for maybe As with every business there Are rules and regulations which must be we need to meet those which ensure a Safe and healthy environment for these Are rules any Mother or father would want to follow in their own a sods is ensuring we meet these needs for your caring for children is an emotional we need the training to help us recognize and Deal with these emotions we expert most importantly with what the child each child and situation is that in itself is an important reason for the train ing sessions we must we Are Given Many suggestions and ideas on How to react effectively and some work for some but my main purpose is to pro vide a comforting yet stimulating Atmo sphere for the children i care we dont run by the but we have a routine the children can count As for the parents have the con they choose their it is their responsibility to themselves and their fam to know if the provider is meeting their needs and we Are Here As an Extension of to provide a serv ice to so they can do their i feel comforted by the fact that acs cd is there working and helping me pro vide this service to i feel no threat to european edition cmdr us Proctor acting editor in chief managing editor Blackwell Mcdermott production manager circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views or endorsed he the department of defense or 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been on the other Side of the and have worked career civil serv ice from the time my youngest child was eight months old until he was five and a half years during this we had one Good Babysitter and two poor the poor ones provided Nap time and lots of unsupervised outdoor so Between the Ages of two and four years my youngest was often the Vic Tim of other older unsupervised childrens thoughtlessness or outright at five and a half years he was experiencing Many social adjustment problems with Babysitter and other i decided two years that i should quit interrupt my Ca reer and take More time with i also decided to become a registered it seems to have solved some of the and i have enjoyed the time spent at but i cant help feeling that in we had had the Benefit of a caregiver who really who had properly planned activity closely scheduled Nap and snack and Well supervised indoor and outdoor play All requirements of the cd we could have avoided a lot of medical and psychological evaluations negative re attendant worry and the break in service i eventually decided was when a Mother has a full time career and the children spend 50 hours per week in another Mere babysitting is not common sense alone should Tell you but my experience says com Mon sense was not most of the requirements Are based on commonsense needs and safety Pecau and in our  no reasonable safety precaution can be considered those 24 hours of required training help you pro care for and develop your business and your i personally appreciate the training and the forms supplied by the cd i also appreciate having someone other than the clinic or Community commander or Deputy Community commander to re port conspicuous injuries that children May arrive with for my own ask advice of on questionable provide some transportation for a planned try to Foster a sense of Esprit de corps among caregivers and an improved referral my feeling of Lestha thrilled stems mainly from the system being too new to be a certain amount of training needs to be pre pared video cassettes a system regulated by should receive better support from the judge advocate general in the form of guidance on some recommendations based on Legal aspects of recommendations on contract Prepa liability and caregivers tax status and some of parents Community commanders docs need to recognize cd Homes not As com petition nor less desirable than the local but As a valuable service and Community resource that enhances Quality of life for service members and and appreciate them the other Point raised by this writer regards i truly cannot see How she can possibly construe inspections As invasions of if she is registered with she has business operating hours on file with if she is receiving Money or goods for the services she she is operating a and during those operating we Are not just living in a private it is no More an invasion of privacy to have an unannounced Parent or inspector drop than it is for someone to walk into a store to buy something during their operating if this bothers perhaps she should consider going to or else tailor her As i have to suit her such As specializing in Over or so her operating hours Are limited to those hours Shes comfortable if Shes uncomfortable providing for All her childrens and uncomfortable at the thought of people showing up at her door expecting to be Able to come in and see what Shes doing and How Shes doing she needs to realize child care giving is probably not the Best business for her to be too Many of us spend our lives doing things were uncomfortable realizing it makes us uncomfortable is the first step toward changing Brighton Munich Retiree has questions about taxes having taken my Choice As a Retiree to take up permanent residence Here in Ger and required to pay Uncle Hermann 15 percent tax on All purchases made in the Exchange and i find that i am being double charged on my purchases in the each time a visit is made to the commis i am required to pay a surcharge of 5 this amount is included in the total Price i have to pay at the Cash Regis the German customs people charge me 15 percent on the total of each Cash Register int this double taxation in sure your answer will be appreciated by All the retirees Here in Gatchell Germany editors note Jarrett european commis sary army troop support replies your question regarding the surcharge of 5 percent added to the total Sale made in army commissaries worldwide is one that has been asked by Many it is indeed a pleasure to have the Opportunity to explain to our patrons what a surcharge Why we Are required to add this to the total Sale and what benefits our patrons derive from Many of our customers Are under the false Assumption that this fee is a collection of surcharge fees is required by the annual Dod appropriation the monies derived from the surcharge Are used to reimburse specified operating costs to include equipment Maine operating spoilage and Pil in addition to the surcharge Money is used for new store construction and remodelling of existing what does All this mean to our euro Pean shopper it Means that we anticipate building 17 new stores and remodelling approximately 40 existing commissary facilities in the next few this will provide improved service to you and our Many other i want to thank you for your interest and Hope this letter charities your with the Many improvements planned for eur Cor commissary facilities you can look Forward to a better shopping Atmo sphere and see the surcharge dollars at work for the but Stop dear Ann Landers i have never writ ten to you before and never thought 1 but that let Ter from inquisitive in Long Island really got my Atten used to be inquisitive about what other people had in their medi Cine cabinets and was often tempted to take a when a Friend told me How she put a to it in her my curiosity there was this woman who was Noto rious for snooping in other Peoples medi Cine Bureau x decided to fix her once and for on the afternoon Snoop was invited for the hostess filled the Medicine cab inet with there must have been 500 of you can imagine How Long that Nosy Dame was in the bathroom i Hope you print this it May give other hostesses an idea of How to cure the super inquisitive Canada dear Deer love it thanks for my laugh of the Day dear Ann Landers can you use another letter about the importance of keeping an Eye on Young kids at All times during the summer of on one very hot i went to the store for a few leaving my son when i returned a Short time 1 was horrified to see my son standing on the sidewalk he had taken his diaper now i realize How unpredictable Small children can an authorized adult should be in charge when a Parent leaves the House even if it is Only for a Short when i read and hear about Kidnap Ping and other horrible crimes against helpless my blood runs i keep that might have happened to our every night i thank god that our child is Safe and sign me and grateful dear grateful your letter should be a reminder to parents who leave their youngsters for just a couple of minutes that it takes no More than a couple of minutes for the place to catch an intruder to come in or the kids to walk thanks for writ this message cant be repeated too dear Ann Landers i was Happy to see your recent com ment stating that you were rethinking the question of responsibility of hosts and hostesses toward their the situation is no different in the res hotel or catering the Young waiter or waitress May be con fronted with an unmanageable to hold the serving people and their employers responsible for a wedding a diner or even a Ballpark patrons conduct is sometimes the Contact Between guest and serving person is so minimal that the relationship is less than that of Home the inclination of the guest to harass stranger is even arrest the drunk but dont Pun ish the College Vendor or Small business Man who tries to exercise Good dear your letter makes a Point that sounds reasonable to i am still thinking it 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