tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post5455701186395239539..comments2024-01-28T07:29:31.518-08:00Comments on ONLINE PARENTING COACH: Children and Teens Who Smoke Tobacco: 20 Tips for ParentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post-75527051322764488652018-02-10T04:58:12.034-08:002018-02-10T04:58:12.034-08:00My child is smoking and we aren’t smokers
My chil...My child is smoking and we aren’t smokers <br />My child ran away last summer and returned a smoker He says he has no desire to quit. I have cancer and made it clear there will be no smoking in my house. I don’t know where he gets money for the cigerrettes <br />He says he will pawn his stuff for them <br />He’s 15 so it’s not legal for him to buy them so he has someone else buy them for him <br />He sees a drug and alcohol abuse counselor but doesn’t see cigerrettes as an addiction <br />I be lost three members of my family to smoking so he knows how I feel about smoking It’s frustrating Deborahsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611778973755328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post-6245122928882527942015-10-02T08:33:43.428-07:002015-10-02T08:33:43.428-07:00In some countries "tapping the hind end"...In some countries "tapping the hind end" is illegal. Mark's advice is all very practical and if started long before children come into contact with tobacco, it is even more effective. Negative comments about smoker's stupid choices when children are very young and then a "you would be just as stupid but I know you are not" attitude when they are old enough has been effective at keeping both my teenagers from tobacco and alcohol in excess. Mark's poker face technique is brilliant in this case.bottom_runghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161046681757853197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31943569.post-13861321766245739242015-09-29T08:59:56.501-07:002015-09-29T08:59:56.501-07:00If your kid is doing any of this stuff then you ne...If your kid is doing any of this stuff then you need to bust that rear end & if anyone does not like it bust them a good one. My Daughter raised her hand to her mother one day & I seen it. Lets just say she never ever did that again. And she grew up had kids & punished them when need be. If you let your kids run over you, that's your fault & no one elses. Tap that hind end.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043880857916949248noreply@blogger.com