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Watch If Your Kid Is Smoking

March 23, 2009

With time everything is changing including in the behavioral and habit of today’s kids. This is not a very new phenomenon happening around me. However, it struck me hard and the realization came, when I saw a group of school kids in their 12’s to 15’s smoking while waiting for their bus to pick them up. Yes, those days are gone, when kids used to feel sacred and awkward smoking before any elderly people, not necessarily in front of parents.

Time has really changed and it demands parents to keep a watchful eye on their kids. Smoking can be one of the worst habits one can indulge in. If you are thinking that your kid cannot do such a thing then have look at the facts and figures.

The data says that about 4,000 kids get involved in this habit in every single day. The report also says that the kids begin this habit of smoking when they are in their 12 to 17 years of age. Given this startling figure, you never know if your kid has already made the move to start smoking. My intention is neither to horrify you nor asking you to distrust your kids. All my intention is be watchful during these periods of your kids’ lives.

Let me tell you about some problems and symptoms, which may give a hint that your kid might be in bad habits. During the beginning period of smoking, your kid might experience frequent and cold and coughs than earlier. You can notice some difference in the colour of the teeth. Teeth usually turn yellowish with smoking. A typical smell from his or her clothes will come if he or she is smoking. Your kid might also feel the loss of stamina.

Now, it is your duty as parents to make him aware and understand about the consequences of this bad habit.


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