Model a tobacco free home. If you smoke, show you understand the health risks your smoking presents for both you and your family. Try not to smoke in your own home, or limit your smoking to certain rooms. Better yet, try to stop altogether. Start the anti-smoking message early.
Good education is a step in the right direction.
If you are a smoker yourself, be open and honest about why you started and why it is hard to stop. Find quiet chances to talk about smoking in a serious way. Emphasize the benefits of remaining tobacco free such as better health and avoiding the cost. Encourage teenagers to be in control of their own destiny. Some estimates indicate one-half of all children in Canada try smoking by the time they are twelve years old.