Parental control over the child's life will help protect him from smoking
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Strict parental upbringing will help to save the younger generation from such a harmful habit as smoking. This conclusion was reached by the University staff in Georgetown, while the ethnicity of the family was not of great importance. Scientists observed the lives of more than 400 teenagers (with the consent of their parents), whose average age was about 13 years. Scientists conducted a series of surveys on smoking (in particular, are the parents of students smokers), what styles of upbringing and punishment systems are applied in each specific family.
After the polls, the specialists observed the life of the children selected for the study for four years, and it turned out that children from families where there was increased control from the parents did not even try to smoke. For a long time scientists have determined that most people who smoke throughout life are addicted to this addiction before the age of 18.
Under strict parental control, scientists mean the establishment of clear rules in the home, the curfew and a certain time for the child to go to bed. In addition, it is necessary to establish a certain punishment for violation of the established rules, in particular, if cigarettes are found in the child or he tries to smoke. This approach to education, according to experts, works much better than an understanding and more loyal attitude.
Psychologists believe that it is impossible to completely avoid prohibitions in the process of raising a child. As children grow up, they face a generally accepted system of prohibitions. If parents intentionally delay acquaintance of the child with this system, then it is harder for him in the future to form his own idea of a real world in which he will have to live, sooner or later.
As noted by Cassandra Stanton, the head of this study, in the past numerous projects, various styles of parenting have been studied. However, the results of this project have shown how certain strategies of upbringing help protect the younger generation from harmful habits, since it is parents and their attitude to upbringing and the future of their children that plays a predominant role in this.
Kassandara Stentoi believes that adherence to well-established rules, strict control and penalties for disobedience will save teenagers from uninhibited behavior, as well as the severe consequences of such behavior. To prevent adolescents from "acquaintance" with nicotine for the sake of simple entertainment and further addiction to a bad habit, parents must adhere to strict upbringing tactics and more control over their child's daily life. However, as noted by Patrick Heather, from the research center of the National Cancer Institute, he noted that strict control should not be excessive, as this will lead to strained relations between parents and children, besides too strict control contributes to the development of stress and mental disorders in teenagers.
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