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difficult child's smoking...any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 111207" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>from experience, you cannot "make" anyone, teen or adult, quit smoking if they don't want to.</p><p></p><p>Since he is a teen, however, you can make it as uncomfortable as possible.</p><p></p><p>Does he work? He must pay for his own cigarettes (and I'd also make him pay for his asthma medications and anything else related since he's probably making the problem worse).</p><p>He absolutely cannot smoke in the house. Or the garage. Or any other "covered, convenient" area. Make him stand outside, in the cold. Also, no smoking in the car.</p><p>If his clothing smells, make him change every time he comes in the house (and make sure he does all his laundry himself). If you can still smell it, make him take a shower. Several a day if necessary.</p><p>If you are out in a restaurant (I forget if Illinois still allows smoking in restuarants), don't let him smoke in your presence. Always ask for a non-smoking table.</p><p></p><p>In other words, you really can't make him quit, but you can make it as inconvenient as possible for him to smoke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 111207, member: 439"] from experience, you cannot "make" anyone, teen or adult, quit smoking if they don't want to. Since he is a teen, however, you can make it as uncomfortable as possible. Does he work? He must pay for his own cigarettes (and I'd also make him pay for his asthma medications and anything else related since he's probably making the problem worse). He absolutely cannot smoke in the house. Or the garage. Or any other "covered, convenient" area. Make him stand outside, in the cold. Also, no smoking in the car. If his clothing smells, make him change every time he comes in the house (and make sure he does all his laundry himself). If you can still smell it, make him take a shower. Several a day if necessary. If you are out in a restaurant (I forget if Illinois still allows smoking in restuarants), don't let him smoke in your presence. Always ask for a non-smoking table. In other words, you really can't make him quit, but you can make it as inconvenient as possible for him to smoke. [/QUOTE]
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