Smoking has been one of the most controversial issues in the past decade. Despite the fact that in many cities smoking in public places is prohibited and there is a possibility that health insurance will rise in price for people who smoke, they are not decreasing. In addition, adolescents and young people are increasingly becoming addicted to nicotine.
Instructions
Step 1
If you suspect that your child has started smoking, intervene immediately and try to convince him that smoking is very harmful.
Step 2
Many people know that cigarettes are quite an expensive pleasure, and the amount of a schoolchild's or student's pocket money is relatively small, the main or even most that a teenager will spend on cigarettes. Therefore, try to take the time and talk with your child about the financial side of smoking and the advisability of spending pocket money.
Step 3
If your child does not believe that smoking is the main cause of cancer, take him on a tour and show him the exposures of the organs of smokers. Lungs, liver and other organs of people who smoke throughout their lives are presented at such exhibitions. Many people refuse nicotine after such a sight. At the exit of many such exhibitions, there is a box in which smokers can throw cigarettes after viewing the exhibits.
Step 4
Discuss the purpose of the tobacco companies with your child. Explain to him that the main goal of cigarette manufacturers is customer acquisition. Therefore, they inspire people that cigarettes can make them prettier, more popular, smarter and more successful. Explain to your child that the tobacco companies have their own benefit first, not the client's welfare.
Step 5
Try to understand the reason why your child started smoking. Perhaps you are spending little time with him and you do not have an open and close relationship. After all, most teenagers in cigarettes are looking for salvation from depression and loneliness.
Step 6
It is likely that the child, with your help, will not immediately quit smoking. But in any case, he will have doubts about whether to continue smoking. Alternatively, he will come to the conclusion that smoking is only harmful.
Step 7
Getting rid of nicotine addiction is very difficult. However, if you start to fight the bad habit as early as possible, then its destructive effect will be minimal.
