Studies show adults can quit smoking under care of a counselor
and physician. But this possibility is next to impossible with
teenagers. Pre- teen age is an age in which we want to gain each
and every experience whether good or bad. Our habits start
forming at this stage like smoking. Most of us take first puff
only to boast it about to our friends and later on it becomes a
harmful habit. Some steps can help parents to ensure safety of
their child:
1. Generally a child learns from the habits of his parents. If
you are a smoker then the foremost step needs to be taken by
you. Get yourself free from the smoking habit and try to figure
out the bad effects of smoking in front of your child. If a
child sees his parents using good manners like eating healthy
food then he is likely to follow those good habits. On the
contrary if he sees his parents smoking, he surely takes up
that. Only verbal explanation would not help. You have to
practically put them.
2. Talk to your kids. You can start with explaining them
functions of heart and lungs and how bad habits harm their
smooth functioning. Insert a mental picture of the outcomes.
Instead of praising the smoking trend, try to criticize actors
who smoke in movies and T.V programs. Make sure you do that in
front of your kids.
3. Tell him about the harmful effects that smoking leads to like
it blocks the bloodstreams, robs the face charm, causes pale
look. Try to encourage kids more abut good habits by telling
them about its consequences like healthy skin, active body,
physical fitness.
4. Help your child to get involve in the activities in which
they are interested. A child should learn to develop an optimist
point of view towards life. Encourage them to make good friends
and not to get involve in bad company. Appreciate your
youngsters on their good deeds and also not forget to scold them
on their bad ones. Do not pamper them. Your child should be able
to judge between right and wrong so they are able to say no to
their bad habits when the trying time comes.
5. Spend some good time with your ward. Be aware of your child
activities. Talk to him about different topics. Start with
asking him how he spent his day. All you need is the tact to
handle your kid with care.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is an ex-smoker, Webmaster and International
Author. Visit
http://www.quit-smoking-assist.com/ for his quit
smoking tips.
