How Do You Punish Kids For Smoking?
Whether you caught your child smoking or found evidence of it, then you are probably wondering how you should go about punishing him. You probably want to yell because you are frustrated, but there are better ways to get your child to listen to you. Be calm and discuss the situation. You can try to find out where your child got the cigarettes, but she probably isn’t going to want to rat anyone out. Of course, if she got them from you, then you are going to have to explain why you smoke but say it isn’t all right for her to do it. Talk about reasons why smoking isn’t a good idea. It causes bad breath, poor skin, yellow teeth, cancer and other health problems. Find pictures on the Internet of a healthy lung and one from a smoker. You child may not fully realize the possible consequences of smoking, and pictures usually work much better than words. If you are a smoker yourself, point out health effects you have experienced as a result. Decide on the punishment for smoking. You could take
