A great many articles and books have been written about the dangers of smoking, and many television programs are devoted to this. However, this addiction is extremely widespread, and most sadly, also among women. Some of the fair sex either do not want or cannot part with her. Their experience as smokers can last for many decades. So how can the closest people - children - make their mother quit smoking?
Instructions
Step 1
There are extremely stubborn, domineering women who jealously guard their right to "do what I want." They, as a rule, meet any attempt to change their minds with a sharp negative, “with hostility” and from a pure principle they will do the opposite. If your mom is one of those women, you'd better act in a roundabout rather than direct way. For example, any normal mother is anxious if the child is ill. She may not pay attention to her own health, but the health of her son or daughter is sacred. Pretend you are having severe headaches from the smell of tobacco smoke. Complain that then you cannot concentrate for a long time, you fall asleep badly. This can affect the mother.
Step 2
A woman in her right mind is not indifferent to what impression she makes on others. The fair sex generally pays special attention to its appearance. Try to gently but persistently convince the mother that smoking is detrimental to her appearance. For example, teeth turn yellow, wrinkles become sharper and deeper, voice coarsens.
Step 3
Be sure to tell her about the characteristic bad breath and hair that is common to all smokers, especially those with experience. For a self-respecting woman, this will be a very strong argument. Moreover, she may sincerely be unaware of this, because the olfactory receptors in smokers are literally "crushed" by the products of nicotine combustion.
Step 4
We can recommend to children a very impressive, albeit rather harsh, way: to demonstrate to the mother what the internal organs of a smoker (especially the lungs) look like. These materials can be easily found in the medical literature or with the help of Internet search engines. The fact is that 99% of women, even knowing about the dangers of smoking (up to the development of cancer), still hope that this will not affect them. But at the sight of what many years of smoking does to the lungs, the mother will experience a real shock and disgust.
Step 5
In cases where a woman sincerely wants to get rid of a bad habit, but cannot overcome herself, her children should resort to such tactics. Its regular cigarettes should be gradually replaced with lighter ones and their number should be reduced just as gradually. In some cases, the use of a nicotine patch can help.
