European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes Friday july 15. 1994 answers Best Learned today a crossword Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i really liked the letter from the woman who when she was a teen Ager asked her parents for permission to smoke. The parents said they wanted her to do some research on the effects of smoking and write an essay accompanied by photographs this is a Fine example of parents teaching kids decision making skills instead of forbidding something they believe to be destructive. A i applaud their Good judgment. In Many Michigan schools we have a comprehensive program for teaching health called Michigan Model. A a it basically employs the same technique used by this girls parents. First identify the problem. Second look at the alternatives. Third weigh the consequences fourth make the decision there has been a great Hue and cry from a Small vocal segment of the population Over the decision making theme of Michigan Model. These people say that adults a parents and teachers a should simply Tell the students what the right decision is a a in other words forbid them to smoke use drugs or be sexually Active. In my opinion giving them the Opportunity to make their own Choice is a much More desirable approach. Thanks for the real life demonstration of a Good decision making Model at work. We need More of those. Traverse City Mich. Dear traverse City i appreciate your kind words. Here a another letter about smoking but it comes from a completely different place. Dear Abby my children Ages 5, 3 and 2 cannot read chemical formulas or lengthy warning labels a but they All know that a Skull and crossbones Mains  i collect old Patent Medicine bottles and i recently brought one Home that had the Skull and crossbones. My 3-year-old took one look and said a ooh. Poison a now i know we All do our Best to keep such Nastiest out of the reach of children but i think a return to a Nice old fashioned picture of the Skull and crossbones would be a great idea. Marketers should take note pragmatic Parent Mickleton . Dear Ann Landers this is for Quot sad in Baltimore a who broke up with his Girlfriend because she smoked. If he a that big of a Jerk she is much better off without him. The letter that really ticked me off in that whole Batch of responses however was the one from the Guy who said smoking should be illegal. If that a the Case Why done to we just declare illegal All the things that some people consider undesirable the first thing that comes to mind is alcohol. It certainly harms far More people than smoking and in More serious ways. If we look at the damage done by drunk Drivers alone smoking by comparison does no to make a Dent. Lets ban sex too while we re at it. Lord knows sex. Can be hazardous to a persons health what with All the diseases it can spread and the billions of dollars it costs our nation. Sex can be hazardous even if you done to get a disease. Consider the fact that sex could result in children who sometimes turn out to be very expensive As Well As harmful to ones mental health. The anxiety could cause parents to smoke and drink. Where do you draw the line / this country is in bad enough shape. Do we really want to live under a dictatorship smoker in Raleigh . Dear smoker. Yoila pc certainly covered a lot of territory and Ocea signally made some sense. Thanks for a provocative letter. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562. A. /. C creators Syndicate a a dear pragmatic Parent the Best insurance against Small children ingesting anything that could be hazardous to their health is placing sturdy locks on Medicine cabinets As Well As on cupboards where dangerous products Are stored. The Poison control Center of los Angeles and Orange county Calif advises even if a regulation were passed stating that the trusty old Skull and Cross once be dragged out of retirement there is no regulatory Agency to decide which products should carry the Label. V nor is there one to enforce it. Any number of products can be hazardous if ingested or used for a purpose other than that for which they were intended. A letters for this column should of be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. A. 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