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Parents can
substantially reduce the odds their child will smoke, drink alcohol,
use other drugs and engage in early and unsafe sex.
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"Parents are the single most important influence on
children's decision to smoke, drink or use drugs, yet many
parents do not fully understand the extent of their
influence." * |
Child development
research shows the important following items parents should know
about smoking:
Parents are a child’s number one role model and have the most
influence on their lives.
Children may argue or seem to tune parents out, but they still look
up to and listen to what they have to say.
Parents are the
most influential people on today's children. It is important to
understand that talking about not smoking to your children is not
something that you do once and forget about. It is a series of
discussions that you'll have many times while your children grow and
change with the times. Even if your children agree, argue, or seem
to ignore you, you must keep at it.
At Smoke Free
Society Education, we are truly committed to help prevent children
from staring to smoke. Parents will find our website, programs and
advice useful and practical.
The Smoke Free
Society Education is here to assist you in helping your children
understand the consequences of smoking and preventing them from
starting.
Remember, they will appreciate and thank you for giving them such a
valuable gift when they are older.
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