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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.
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