Quit Smoking - Helping Your Child to Quit Smoking

Helping Your Child to Quit Smoking

The number of children who smoke grows every year and the age at which they start is lower. It has been found that one in seven children under the age of 15 is a smoker. It is your duty as a parent to help your child quit smoking in order to protect them from disease, premature aging and the increasing social marginalization of smokers.

It is worth looking at the things that will not help your child quit smoking first. Regrettably, many parents react emotionally to the problem and choose the seemingly easier path for aiding their children which involves prohibitions, restrictions and sometimes even emotional and physical abuse. It is natural to be frustrated and upset when you find out that your child is a smoker. However, you should not act based on emotions. You need a plan based on rational ideas. You need to be delicate, patient, understanding and supportive.

Engage your child in a friendly conversation and ask why they have started smoking. Find out more about their smoking habits. Try to make your youngster comfortable about sharing. Do not make the conversation appear as interrogation. Ask questions that will help you figure out why your kid has started lighting up. It may be because of peer pressure and because they want to be part of a social group. It may be due to problems at school or even due to problems at home.

Discuss the dangers of smoking with your child. It is important to pinpoint the serious health risks, but since young people believe that only old people get ill, you may want to focus on the immediate effects of tobacco use such as skin problems, bad breath and discolored nails. Try to explain to your child that this habit is generally not well accepted in social circles, even though it may be popular with their friends.

Present to your child some alternatives to smoking. There are plenty of other cool activities that they can enjoy apart from smoking in the corner of the school yard with a bunch of friends. You can encourage your child to participate in a sport and to engage in a new hobby that corresponds to their interests.

Give your total support to your child when they are trying to quit smoking. You must not preach and act like a police officer, but be there when you are needed and provide motivation and advice. If you smoke, you must make an attempt to quit together with your child.

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NicoDerm CQ is a three step program.You start with the highest level of medicine and gradually step down your dose.Reduce withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking.

Stop-It Smoking is a 2-Part smoking cessation kit designed to help you quit smoking without the use of nicotine.
It works by reducing tobacco cravings, nervous tension and irritability related to nicotine withdrawal.

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To Increase Your Success in Quitting:

1. You must be motivated to quit.
2. Use Enough - Chew at least 9 pieces of Nicorette per day during the first six weeks.
3. Use Long Enough - Use Nicorette for the full 12 weeks
4. Use with a support program as directed in the enclosed User's Guide.