Child Minding is a lifesaver for me and my family and many of my friends. As mainly a stay at home mother and yoga instructor, having the choice of child minding eleviates the stress of finding a sitter, gains my ability to teach and being my child, makes it possible for me to take a yoga class during the week. Child minding gives stay at home mothers a break for at least an hour a day during the week to maintain self care. If a mother is not taking care of herself and getting a break to breathe and relax and exercise, they may not be as mentally and physically charged to take on the stresses that having children brings. Yoga in itself has been a proven stress reliever, a balancer of emotions, and over good for mind and body. By taking child minding away, this jeopardizes the stay at home mothers’ outlet as well as those in the military community that also benefit greatly from the practice of yoga. I highly suggest rethinking this decision to pull child minding from small businesses. So many need it.