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Find a Good Time to Talk: Parenting Advice for Raising Kids Who Don't Smoke

Sometimes the most powerful parent-child conversations take place while the two of you are doing something else. Kids tend to be more comfortable if they don't have to look at you directly while they're talking about important issues. Here are a few places and ways to talk about not smoking so that kids can make the right decisions.

Also, there are some things you can do as a family that will help you talk about both the big and small issues with your children. Click on the entries in the day planner to see some activities you can do together.

Text in this section from: Raising kids who don't smoke (2005)

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