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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 379935" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p>There are two possible things going on and you don't which one? 1) experimenting with fire and 2) experimenting with smoking and drugs.</p><p></p><p>For #1. When I was younger (middle school) I had a fascination with fire and loved to play with it. Learning how different things burned, and experimenting with tricks you could do. It is a wonder that I never set my parents house on fire (at least your son got a fire extinguisher). So when my son also developed an interested in fire we let him experiment in a controlled fashion. On a cement pad with limited burning supplies and with adults around. I felt that if I had been able to do the experiments in the open I never would have hidden it. After a while my son lost interested and we both have developed a stronger respect for fire and how quickly it can spread. </p><p></p><p>For #2 Eventually it will be up to him weather he smokes or not. You can't control him forever. I think the best you can do is to give him all the information available so that he can make an informed decision. In a very mature conversation (being respectful of his right to make his own choices), you can make sure he understand your preferences and that you hope he chooses not to smoke (anything). Information on health effects might also help, and possibly a conversation with individuals who did chose to smoke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 379935, member: 6557"] There are two possible things going on and you don't which one? 1) experimenting with fire and 2) experimenting with smoking and drugs. For #1. When I was younger (middle school) I had a fascination with fire and loved to play with it. Learning how different things burned, and experimenting with tricks you could do. It is a wonder that I never set my parents house on fire (at least your son got a fire extinguisher). So when my son also developed an interested in fire we let him experiment in a controlled fashion. On a cement pad with limited burning supplies and with adults around. I felt that if I had been able to do the experiments in the open I never would have hidden it. After a while my son lost interested and we both have developed a stronger respect for fire and how quickly it can spread. For #2 Eventually it will be up to him weather he smokes or not. You can't control him forever. I think the best you can do is to give him all the information available so that he can make an informed decision. In a very mature conversation (being respectful of his right to make his own choices), you can make sure he understand your preferences and that you hope he chooses not to smoke (anything). Information on health effects might also help, and possibly a conversation with individuals who did chose to smoke. [/QUOTE]
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