European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 12, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 11 Quot. Quot a a 11- Framp a a soldiers Call for a of a  9 0 0�?Tj of a dear Ann Landers i just came across your a twelve rules for raising  there a no Date on it but its at least 20 years old. My Mother must have clipped it when she was raising me. I am using it As a guide to raise my three children. Please run it again. A Margaret Benson Cincinnati Ohio dear Margaret with pleasure. Here it is twelve rules for raising children remember that a child is a gift from god the richest of All blessings. Do not attempt to Mold him in the image of yourself your father your Mother your brother or your neighbor. Each child is an individual and should be permitted to be  to crush a child a spirit when he fails. And never compare him with others who have done better. Remember that anger and hostility Are natural Emo. Tons. Help your child find socially acceptable outlets for these feelings or they May be turned inward and create physical or emotional problems. Discipline your child with firmness and reason. Done to let your anger throw you off balance. If he knows you Are fair you will not lose his respect or his love. Make sure the punishment fits a the  even the youngest child has a keen sense of Justice. Present a United front. Never join with your child against your husband or your wife. This creates emotional conflicts and generates destructive feelings of guilt confusion and insecurity. Do not give your child everything his Little heart desires. Permit him to know the thrill that comes from earning something. Do not deny him the greatest pleasure of All the satisfaction that comes with achievement. Do not set yourself up As a Model of perfection. This is a difficult role to play 24 hours a Day. You will find it easier to communicate with your child if he knows that mom and pop can make mistakes too. It done to make threats in anger or glowing promises when you Are in a generous mood. Threaten or Promise Only what you can deliver. To a child a parents word Means everything. If he loses Faith in his parents he will have difficulty believing in anything. Do not smother your child with gifts and lavish surprises. The purest and the Healthiest love expresses itself in Day in Day out discipline. Consistency builds self Confidence Trust and a Strong base for character development. Teach your child there is dignity in hard work whether it is performed with a shovel or with delicate fingers that hold surgical instruments. Let him know that a useful life is a rewarding one and that a life of ease and pleasure seeking is  meaningless. C do not try to protect your child against every blow and disappointment. Allow him to get a few lumps adversity strengthens character and makes us compassionate. Trouble is the great equalizer the common denominator of living. He is bound to have some trouble in his life. Let him learn How to handle it. V. Teach your child to love god and to love his fellow Man. Done to Send your child to a place of worship a take him there. Children learn from example. Faith in god can be his strength and his Light when All else fails. C creators Syndicate troops feel that a Survey should be taken on the Type of res that Are put in the  army has introduced newer res while leaving out a lot of the Good old ones. Quot a majority of personnel including those on separate rations in operation desert shield Only eat one or two different types in the new boxes. Troops feel since we live on them in the Field we should decide what Type should stay or go. Troops Are sure people who done to have to eat them All the time decide what goes into the boxes. Therefore to prevent unnecessary waste and to please the troops an army wide Survey should be taken. After All the healthy aspects of human consumption Are at stake. A sgt. Emanuel pollocks a sgt. Michael e. Pridgen a pfc. William f. Brogan a pfc. Brett a. Shahan operation desert shield editors note a Colleen j. Catheart special assistant department of defense food program Natick research development and engineering Center . Army troop support command replies the old take it or leave it attitude that if soldiers Are hungry  eat it is gone. In fact one of the primary goals along with providing Complete nutrition is to design rations that Are highly acceptable to the Soldier. In an Effort to maximize consumption and acceptability of the rations the . Army Natick research development and engineering Center conducts an extensive research and development program. Consumer research is an important element of this program and new military mail a recent article informed us of the new military postal system address and zip code program. Like All service members in a Happy to Sec that there is a continuing process of improving the military postal system. However i also see it As another Dod improvement program that will reach into All Servic Mem Bersy pocket books without reimbursement. A we will be required to  of address nor times to All of our correspondents by March i 1992, or have our mail a returned to sender because it does not have the new a Mae a a map a or a a aah codes. The question is Are there plans also under Way to provide us with free postage when we submit the Dod directed change of address cards a form 3955 ? a Randall s. Hansen Grafen Wuhr Germany re i would like to comment on the recent doonesbury strips in which .  see a risking american lives to restore a Feudal  in a a Feudal Kuwait before the iraqi invasion i done to believe anyone was denied medical care or hospitalization because he or she  afford health insurance or the High Cost of medical care unlike in America. In a a Feudal Kuwait before the iraqi invasion i can to recall Many homeless or hungry people especially children wandering the streets in search of food or shelter unlike in America. It Survey on res typically includes food preference surveys and focus groups with military personnel to help determine what types of foods should be included in the rations. Once the food items Are developed they Are tested with military and civilian consumer panels to determine whether the taste smell and appearance of the rations arc satisfactory. After this phase of ration item evaluation is completed the entire ration is tested in a comprehensive Field test during a held training exercise. Measure of body weight food intake food acceptability consumer opinions of the ration and its Case of use As Well As assessments of physical and mental performance Are typically taken to ensure that the ration is being eaten in sufficient quantities to maintain optimal nutrition and Well being. Feedback from these Field tests provides the basis for improving future versions of the ration. There is also an ongoing consumer feedback program that closely monitors How rations arc performing. Researchers from the Center interview and Survey troops the have returned from major training exercises about the food and equipment they used in the Field. This program ensures that the consumer a opinion plays a key role in determining w hat items Are contained in the rations. The Are has undergone considerable change since its introduction to the Field in 1983. Those changes in fact were the direct result of feedback from our customers the military service member to  individual combat ration. We sincerely value and Welcome input and feedback from our customers the military servicemen and women As we strive to continue to improve and enhance the operational rations that a a fuel our combat  discussed editors note a Bill Tyler postal service analyst . Army postal group Europe replies the military postal service Agency Mesa has is sure Usa eur postal officials that military and civilian personnel authorized Apo service will not be required to pay for the postage. Postage for change of address cards will be provided by the . Postal service. The Apo realignment which was scheduled for in pc mentation on March 1, has been put on hold until the completion of operation desert shield. After Init la mentation postal patrons will have a year to notify their correspondents of the new address change. No mail will be returned to senders during this one year Grace period. Mail with both forms of address will be delivered to the address. Details of the new system will be widely publicized once a firm effective Date is established. In a a Feudal Kuwait before the iraqi invasion education was free unlike in America. In a a Feudal Kuwait before the iraqi invasion rapists murderers drug dealers thieves swindlers and other criminals were punished unlike in America. B.d., you should feel privileged to have the Honor of risking your life to restore that a Feudal monarchy a which respects life and protects the innocent unlike in America. A a Charles e. White Lan Stuhl Germany european edition circulation 200,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan a commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski. A a editor a a. It. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. 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