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Of 270 teenagers studied, 58 percent of them had a daily smoking habit by the time they reached 12th grade, and researchers found that their decision to start smoking was influenced by both peers and parents, according to a story published by Reuters.
However, kids whose parents had a "positive family management style" of reasonable discipline, involvement and rewarding good behavior were 31 percent less likely to make smoking a daily habit.
Kids whose parents smoked and had a more relaxed management style were 71 percent more likely to smoke.
"We found that parents play an important role in preventing teens' smoking escalation from experimental to daily smoking," Dr. Min Jung Kim, of the University of Washington in Seattle, told Reuters.
Kim said parents always have an influence over their children, and that they should be careful to set limits and expectations. Moms and dads who smoke should quit, and parents should shoot for "effective supervision and appropriate punishment or rewards for children's behavior," she said.
Would you quit smoking to prevent your kids from picking up the habit?
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9-05-2009 @ 12:04PM
Clarissa said...I didn't answer the poll because none of the choices fit my situation.
I know I will never have to worry about my daughter smoking.
My husbands mom passed away from lung cancer 8 years ago, it had a huge affect on my daughter, she was very close to her grandmother.
I have smoked on and off over the years and every time I have she has pitched a hissy fit. So I finally put them down for good because it worried her so much.
My mom smokes and my daughter hates it and makes no bones about telling her about it.
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9-22-2009 @ 9:07PM
mak said...I believe this article is ok but in the end its up to the kid im in high school and all students from the time theyre in elementary school r told not to smoke and drink etc etc..but i hav friends despite all this dont care and they smoke(weed not even cigs) and these arnt bad kids either they get good grades and they come from good households so the point is parents dont assume ur kid wont do something cause ur a good role model or theyve been "educated"
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