Great Lakes Yacht Club

believe, is the time we're to-
gether."
Still, other parents like to take
advantage of childless weeks or
months.
Susie Pappas, who has sent
her own three children to a va-
riety of camps, has made a career
out of tracking down unusual
summer adventures for children
of clients.
With the Michigan Branch of
the Student Camp and Trip Ad-
visors, she finds the most com-
mon question asked by parents,
after she finds special excursions
for the youngsters, is whether
there are comparable programs
for adults.
"I represent more than 500
programs for young people and
recommend that parents check
with certain travel agents for
their own vacations," said Mrs.
Pappas, who has been with her
company for two of its 20 years.
While Mrs. Pappas and her
husband, Norm, like to go on
cruises when their youngsters are
away, she has discovered through
her work that many parents en-
joy Europe or simply more
leisurely summertime activities
uninterrupted with otherwise
regular day-to-day responsibili-
ties.
Carol and Andrew Sofen, of
West Bloomfield, find more time
for relaxation when Bryan, 12,
and Lauren, 10, go off to Walden.
They save their vacations for

Summer
Travel Tips

usie Pappas, who ad-
vises parents and their
camp-focused young-
sters on summer ad-
ventures, has some tips she
considers important for moms
and dads traveling while their
children are off on vacation.
She tells parents to:
• Let youngsters know they
will be away when the chil-
dren are away. There should
be an open planning process
from the very beginning.
• Be close to a quick means of
communication, should a child
or camp administrator need to
get in touch.
• Consider using faxes instead
of postcards for important cor-
respondence.
• Make sure youngsters and
camp administrators have
emergency numbers for both
parents and adult relatives
and/or friends who will be clos-
er to the camp. ❑

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after camp because they want to
include the children.
While their youngsters are
away, they see more movies and
play more tennis and golf.
"The time seems freer, but that
doesn't mean it's better," Mrs.
Sofen said.
David Sherman, whose two
older children attend Maplehurst
and whose wife has taken their
youngest on a trip to see her fam-
ily, gets out on the golf course
with more frequency when camp
is in full swing.
He also finds it relaxing just
knowing the children are having
fun with their own favorite
sports. In a high-tech electronics
business that requires service
work at different hours of the day,
he feels less guilty during camp
sessions. At other times, the ser-
vice work can interfere with his
spending as much time as he
would like with the children.

Great Lakes Yacht Club was the 1st yacht club to offer
sailing classes for ehildren in the Detroit area Forty years
later, G.L.Y.C. is still continuing it's fine educational tradition.
A program for youths 9-18, beginning sailor to advanced
racer, G.L.Y.C. offers sailing classes that teach safety,
seamanship, sportsmanship, and FUN !
(ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE)
We are lucky to have as heid of the sailing program, Julee
Roth, Sailor/Author of "GEa4EADY , GET SET, GO !" a
definitive book on sailing.

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Junior Sail Dates

June 17 - June 28
July 1 - July 12
July 15 - Aug. 2
Aug. 5 - Aug. 16

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Interviewing A
Prospective Sitter

hat do you ask a
prospective babysit-
ter? The obvious
questions — Do you
like children? Why do you want
to work in child care? — are not
likely to yield very revealing an-
swers. More telling may be the
prospective sitter's responses to
the following questions.
What constitutes a good an-
swer will be up to you.
• What would you do if a child
refused to do what you told him
to do?
• How would you handle a
temper tantrum/crying jag?
• How do you fight boredom on
the job?
• Under what circumstances
at your previous job did you have
to call the child's mother at work?
• How neat are you on a scale
of 1 to 10?
• What time do you wake up
when you don't have to be any-
where?
• What time do you go to sleep
at night?
• How does your boyfriend/
husband feel about your working
as a baby sitter?
• List three things to do with
kids on a rainy day.
• How much television do you
watch?
• How much exercise do you
get?
Even if you get satisfactory an-
swers to these questions, you
won't know how a caregiver will
work out until she starts the
job. ❑

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