How do you talk to your kid about vaping? Start really young. via HuffPost
Vaping has generated a wave of negative headlines, as more than 1,000 cases of lung injury have been reported — and the death of a 17-year-old boy last week in New York City raised the national vaping-related death toll to 23.
1. Start young. Think age 9. “The evidence shows that we really need to be talking about vaping ― and about substance use in general ― well before many parents realize they should,” said Margie Skeer, a professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. It’s important to start having these conversations early because kids try substances at startlingly young ages. In a 2013 survey, about 5.4 million youth ages 12 to 20 reported binge drinking in the past month. If you wait to talk to your children when they’re in middle school, you might be too late.
2. Know some basic facts, and be honest when you don’t. Because vaping is relatively new , many parents don’t have a lot of information. Given that they were originally sold as a way of kicking the tobacco habit, people who didn’t smoke may have paid the product little attention. Now, public perception is shifting. More people recognize the potential harms of vaping — but there is still a lot of confusion.
Foster a broader sense of openness as well by making it clear to your kids that they can always come and talk to you about tough things. Again, start young. Cidambi offers the example of a child who scratches the family iPad and waits to tell you because they’re worried about your reaction. Make it clear that what bothers you isn’t the accident; it’s the fact that they felt like they couldn’t come to you.
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