It is a growing issue today that many teenagers are smokers. First and foremost, smoking is not a good thing at all. Not even adults are not benefitted by smoking. So why should teenagers be any different? Fact is, every smoker in the world is harmed by tobacco. Every stick you smoke gradually damages your body -- Especially the younger population. Teenagers smoking are likely the fear of every parent. Parents, you don't want to see your children smoking, do you?
So what is your goal? We are speaking of short-term, here. Set aside the futuristic goals for you son or daughter like giving thema better future, education, and so on. Today, your goal is to make your teenage son or daughter quit his or her smoking habits. First of all, it's best if you give your child an open mind. Give him or her a chance to think like you do because someday you'll have to give him or her up to the world too, like you are, so why not give your child a warm up? Making him or her think like an adult will open up his or her mind to the logical things in life. For now, these teenagers think about the present -- what to wear, when to go out, study, friends and for this matter, smoking. These teenagers don't think much about their future, or their health. If you open up their minds to the growing issue of smoking, he or she will realize the importance of being smoke-free.
More important that anything else in helping your son or daughter to quit is to first confirm that you, yourself, do not smoke. If you do, how would you be able to help your son or daughter to quit? It's hard to say if you can ever help your child. So it is important that YOU DON'T SMOKE. If you do, learn how to quit and it may also be effective if you show your son or daughter that you're quitting and why you are quitting. As we all know, "Like mother, like daughter."
Aren't you glad you are blessed with the strong sense of power to support you child? Moral support is important. You are the person children look up to -- especially YOUR children. If your son or daughter is prepared to quit or is quitting, what you need to do is to support him or her. He or she needs all the support he or she can get from the people he or she can trust the most. Moral support can make your child feel that "I can do it!" Support can come in many forms, it can be the use of your gentle words. It can be the use of giving rewards for the success of your child. It can also be establishing a smoke-free home.
Whether you choose to give your teenager an open mind or moral support or both, it is important to just help him/her. For goodness' sake, YOU are the parent, you should take control of YOUR children. These are the times that they need you the most -- when they have a problem and when they are in need of support.
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