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Teen smoking: 10 ways to keep teens smoke-free
3. Say no to teen smoking
4. Appeal to your teen's vanity
5. Do the math
6. Expect peer pressure
7. Take addiction seriously
8. Predict the future
9. Think beyond cigarettes
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1. Set a good example
2. Understand the attraction
3. Say no
4. Think beyond cigarettes
5. Appeal to your teen's vanity
6. Do the math
7. Expect peer pressure
8. Take addiction seriously
9. Consider the future
10. Get involved
2. Understand the attraction
Teen smoking can be a form of rebellion or a way to fit in with a particular group of friends. Teens may smoke to feel cool or independent.
Ask your teen what he or she knows about smoking and using electronic cigarettes (vaping), and if any of your teen's friends smoke or vape.
Talk with your teen about how tobacco companies try to influence ideas about smoking — such as through advertisements or product placement in movies that create the perception that smoking is glamorous, sexy and mature.
