how can i get my dad to stop smoking ?
87173
complain, complain, and complain. you hate the smell. it hurts your lungs, it makes your eyes water. you want him around later.
653466
Who cares if he smokes just let him and tell him that you dont care as long as he doesnt do it around you. You cant make someone quit it is a hard thing to do so dont waste your time good luck
249833
You can't. It's an addiction that's difficult to quit. But let him know that you love him and that you want the best health possible. My father died from smoking and it was terrible to watch. He had emphysema and literally drowned in the fluid building up in his lungs. I wish your husband could have spent one hour with my father while he was in the hospital, watching all the procedures they had to do to keep his lungs clear. Your husband would give up smoking immediately. But like I said, it's an addiction that is very difficult to give up.
513612
#1 - wear that @SS out!!!!  Ground him - for at least a month - no phone, no tv, no video games, take away his I-Pod, anything and everything enjoyable.  Put him to work, cleaning, gardening, mowing the lawn, anything and everything.  When you run out of chores, give him extra homework to do.  No computer for anything BUT school work.  Uninstall instant messenger, ban him from myspace, etc.\n\nGive him an assignment - make him research the dangers of smoking.  Tell him that the better 'grade' you give him, you'll knock off up to 2 weeks tops on his being grounded. Tell him you want interviews with people who can't quit, with emphysema, pictures of diseased lungs, the whole shebang.  If he has to research this stuff himself, it will be more likely to 'stick'.\n\nMake sure his friend's parents are aware of what happened too.  Ban him from playing with this friend any longer, or at least until his grounding is over, and you've had a chance to have a 'heart to heart' with your son, his friend and his friends parents together.\n\nLast, let him know if you catch him smoking again, the punishment will be TRIPLED.
907703
I quit smoking last year on Halloween at this party we were at- ran out & then decided to quit for good.  I had terrible headaches but overcame them in time, but sought help online & hooked up with Nicotine Anonymous.  It is hard to quit as you can smell smokers everywhere & I still avoid our local casinos- but last year in Washington we passed a law saying no smoking in restraunts-25 feet away from a business etc.  That sure helped me-in fact I voted in favor of the law!   In the 80's my dad got lung cancer after smoking 3 packs a day- I quit smoking for 5 years- but took it up when he was in his final stages of dying. But I refuse to go back to smoking & reward myself all the time for not smoking- anything I want I can buy.  Please try to quit for you & your friend- www.Quitnet.com  - try this site.  My husband quit in 85 when we got together for my son who was 14- Trav is 33 & didn't even remember Rick smoking.   Now Trav's daughter Chloe ( our only grandchild)  will not remember me smoking as she is only 4.  When you  want a smoke- just pray & the urge will pass- it only last 10 minutes.  Meanwhile look around for a hobby  to occupy you hands!  Good luck- you can do it!
296592
there is not much you can do. Me and my husband quit. about a month ago. I have to say that i just did because he did. i didn't really want to. But as of right now am still smoke free and feel better. oh, i want one every so often but not like i thought i would. i have children too and it sure did make them happy. It feels good to be free of "oh, did i get my cigs" or "do i have a light".  Show your dad this question and answer. I will be praying that you do this for your child. Just give it a try. We used the patches and gum. only had to buy 2 weeks worth and then the patch became just plain annoying and the gum just tasted plain gross. Just try it. My husband smoked 1 1/2 pks a day and i smoked 1 pk a day and didn't even want to stop. once the nicotine gets out of your system, You will feel better. Trust me. just try it.....
335496
my uncle has, and this is a recomendation\n\nfirst of all, get rid of all things to do with smoking, think of how your kids will react to your smoking. think about how you will be killing people with your secondhand smoke, get a hobby or something, and lastly, think about how you would improve if you stopped.
1157286
Homeopathic Remedy to Quit Smoking :-\nCALADIUM.S 1M(1000) Just one dose every 10th day three doses in total.\nTake Care and God Bless !
873695
I think you know very well that how to give up cigarette. i.e. strong will power.\nStrong will power..just spread your finger when you hold cigarette it will fall down..hahah..If you want any medical help try a nicotine chewing gum, definitely it would assist to give up smoking but it also required strong will power.
184718
Try telling him all the complications due to smoking...and to quit smoking one must will power. Maybe try to get the nicitine patch for him and stuff like that...keep working him until he gives it up.
824124
Quitting smoking is not an easy task. Just like other additctions the person(s) must really want to quit. That is the first step. Then, trying the patch or the gum. If one can't use them, then everytime you want a cigarette, you wait until as long as you can. Believe me this will help reduce the amount of cigarettes and can eventually lead to quitiing. Finally, if all else fails, quit cold turkey! Since smoking is a hand and mouth thing. Try just holding the cigarette and chewing some gum or sucking on hard candy.
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Keep him busy. Create an environment that does not allow smoking. Every day he should wash the dishes, vacuum the house, dust, clean the toilet, do the laundry, wash all the cars, etc. \nMake him physically understand that his behavior is unacceptable. You run the show. You are the parent...show him who is boss.
184129
My dad smoked for 35 years, went to a hypnotist, and hasn't smoked a cigarette since.  That was over 10 years ago.
590071
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!\nMy dad is addicted and i hate the damn smell!\nyes it would.Tobacco is bad, terrible.You spoil your own chances of life.Plese if you are addicted stop.Plese.You are killing yourself.Nothing should replace it although there is a type of chewing gum meant only for people with tobacco addictions called Nulife.Try it.
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I think everybody has missed the point here; smoking causes lung cancer, and oh-yeah, kills people.\n\nYou do what you feel comfortable doing but get this kid to stop.  As a smoker for 20 years, and spending 150 bucks a month on it-I can tell you, I wished somebody had intervened in my life.\n\nHe may pissed now but when he's older, has a family, and not smoking around them, or having them worry about his health, he'll look back and thank you
163251
use commit, my grandpa is 80, he has ben smoking since he was 7 years old, back then it was legel and smoking wasn't bad for you.  he now has lung cancer and had to quite if he wanted to get rid of the cancer he has been using them for 2 days now and i don't think he has had a cigarette since then
489564
Tell him you knew he smoked when you met him just ask him not to do it around you.