About harm of smoking the great variety of articles and books is written, same many telecasts are devoted. Nevertheless, this addiction is extremely widespread, and what is the most sad, also among women. Some women whether do not want, whether cannot leave it. Their experience of smokers can last long decades. As to the closest people – children – to force mother to refuse smoking?
1. There are extremely stubborn, imperious women who jealously preserve the right "to arrive as I want". They, as a rule, meet any attempt to overpersuade them sharply negatively, and from the pure principle will come "to bayonets" on the contrary. If your mother from such women, to you is better to act not with straight lines, but sideways. For example, any normal mother is anxious if to the child it is bad. She can not pay attention to own health, but health of the son or the daughter is sacred. Pretend that you begin severe headaches from a smell of tobacco smoke. Complain that then you cannot long concentrate, badly you fall asleep. It can work on mother.
2. To the woman who is in senses, not indifferently, what impression she makes on people around. The fair sex in general pays special attention to the appearance. Try delicately, but persistently to inspire in mother that smoking harms her appearance. For example, teeth turn yellow, wrinkles become sharper and deeper, the voice grows coarse.
3. Surely tell it about a characteristic unpleasant smell from a mouth and from hair, inherent in all smokers, especially to those which with an experience. For the woman respecting herself it will be very strong argument. Especially as she can sincerely not suspect about it, olfactory receptors at smokers "are literally crushed" by nicotine burning products.
4. It is possible to recommend to children very impressive, though quite rigid way: to show to mother as internals of the smoker look (especially easy). These materials can easily be found in medical literature or by means of Internet search engines. The fact is that 99% of women, even knowing about harm of smoking (up to development of oncological diseases), after all hope that it will not concern them. And here at the sight of what does long-term smoking with lungs mother will feel the most real shock and loathing.
5. When the woman sincerely wants to get rid of bad habit, but cannot overcome herself, her children should resort to such tactics. It is necessary to replace gradually its usual cigarettes easier and so gradually to reduce their quantity. In some cases application of a nicotinic plaster can help.