Integrative Parenting Strategies In Children

According to the Social Ecological Model, the mass media is one factor influencing drug abuse among adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics (2011) states that the tobacco industry in OC has focused on attracting teen to mid twenty adults through their tobacco advertising on television shows that adolescents watch. This is a huge factor that promotes drug abuse among adolescents by advertising tobacco products and lure them into using tobacco. Researchers from the Journal of the Medical Association (2012) found that about 70,000 adolescents who encountered smoking each year in Orange County was a result of tobacco industry advertisements, which increased adolescents’ susceptibility to drug abuse. Another way the mass media influences drug abuse is through the internet. Studies show that about 70% of adolescents in OC are exposed to drugs on the internet causing them to experiment with drugs because it is considered a “cool” thing to do (2010). Adolescents who come across any type of drugs are three times more likely to consume it (2010). The interpersonal level also has a huge impact on adolescents. Being exposed to family members and peers who smoke increases a teen’s susceptibility of engaging in the behavior. About one in every five Orange County households, adolescents’ parents smoke (2015). Among teens whose family and peers smoke or have drug addictions, about 88% of them

This essay will answer this question by featuring an exploration of the motivational psychological and sociological influences on the perpetuation, maintenance and cessation of smoking, primarily focusing on the application of the Health Belief Model (HBM) to smoking, briefly discussing the roles personality and self-efficacy play in influencing individuals’ attitudes towards smoking. The sociological aspect of this essay will examine how social factors impact individuals’ smoking behaviour, emphasising the role of gender, with reference to the Social–Learning Theory (SLT).

     During the 1040's and 50's smoking was popular and socially acceptable. Movie stars, sports heroes, and celebrities appeared in cigarette advertisements that promoted and heavily influenced teens. Influence also came from Television and other media sources. The desires to be accepted and to feel grown up are among the most common reasons to start smoking. Yet, even though teenagers sometimes smoke to gain independence, and to be part of the crowd parental influence plays the strongest role as to whether or their children will smoke, Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), 1991. Children are exposed to and influenced by the parents, siblings, and the media long before peer pressure will become a factor. Mothers should not smoke during pregnancy, nicotine, which crosses the placental barrier, may affect the female fetus during an important period of development so as to predispose the brain to the addictive influence of

Parenting is different for everyone, but is any one way really better than the other? Amy Chua, a professor at Yale University, believes that the strict parenting style of Chinese mothers is the way to go. She believes that her strict and often harsh parenting style contributed to the success of her daughters. Chinese parents believe that if their children are successful, it is a reflection of the parents. Hanna Rosin, a contributing editor for the Atlantic, has very different views from Ms. Chua about the correct parenting style. Ms. Rosin believes that the more relaxed, nurturing, and self-led style of Western parenting is the better way to raise children. She believes that placing your children under immense pressure can produce

Your biopsychosocial model was really nice. I found it very insightful. This model shows us how biophysical, psychological and social factors are interconnected to each other and have high impact on smoking in adolescences. I do agree with you that socioeconomic status play a vital role on smoking. The strength of the relationship between socioeconomic status and smoking is very evident. And a gradient still exist between SES and health, when looking just at nonsmokers or just at smokers.1 Prevention strategies to prevent smoking in adolescent should be focus on primary prevention. Because most smokers pick up the habit, while still in their teens.1 So, it is important to focus of primary prevention is to reduce initiation of tobacco use

O’Byrne, Haddock, Poston, and Mid America Heart Institute (2002) investigated whether parenting style was a risk factor of smoking initiation and experimentation among adolescents and whether there was a relationship between parenting style and readiness to quit, and nicotine dependence among smokers. O’Byrne et al. (2002) defined current smokers as those who smoke regularly, experimenters as individuals who have smoked on one or two occasions, but have not smoked in the past month. Initiated smokers were considered both current smokers and individuals who smoked regularly in the past and then quit. Readiness to quit was categorized into four stages: precontemplation, for those who had no intent on quitting, contemplation, for those who may quit but not within the next 6 months, preparation, for those who will quit within the next 6 months and action, for those who will quit next month. Parenting style was measure by the Family of Origin Scale (FOS) which measured family intimacy and autonomy. This scale

five percent of those who were surveyed said that they had smoked over 100 cigarettes which allowed them to be classified as an “established smoker” (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2013). This study was a big step in showing how tobacco ads can have a negative influence on our nation's youth population. Parenting also plays a big part in influencing a student's view towards tobacco products. Schwarz writes in his article how if a student's parent smokes regularly, they will more than likely pick up that habit somewhere between the ages of 13 and 21 (2005). A child looks up to their parent and strive to be like them and if that child sees them doing the wrong thing, what’s going to stop that child from thinking “ well my parents did it so i guess I can too”. Parents who smoke around their kids are introducing them to tobacco very early in their life. This can have a harmful effect on them if they decide to start using tobacco products at a very young age because they saw their parents doing it so it must be

Researchers have proved that men are more likely to smoke than women, because of the societal perception that women must not smoke, as it does not incline with their gender roles of femininity. However, over the years, men have been quitting smoking while a greater number of females have started smoking. Men smoke to deal with their work pressure and anxiety and do not want to show their weakness while women are more emotional and concerned about their body and health therefore refrain from smoking. Generation changes and changes in the gender role over the years has led to reduction in the smoking behavior of men because they adopt the positive female characteristics and remind themselves of the dangers of tobacco while women have started smoking more as an attempt to be emotionally strong and dominant (Priska Flandorfer, 2010).

Studies have identified a greater contingency of persistent smokers in those who currently reside with a smoker or have a relative who smokes (Moyse, 2009). Moyse (2009) states peer pressure is particularly influential for young people who may hold the opinions of others in high esteem. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2015) states that tobacco companies in the United States spend more than $9.6 billion in tobacco advertisements. More than 50% of their advertising is spent on targeting youth, such as through the development of candy and fruit-flavored nicotine vapors for e-cigarettes (CDC, 2015). According to the Hawaii Department of Health [DOH] (n.d.) the number of U.S. youth who had never smoked a cigarette but used electronic cigarettes tripled between 2011 and

I think the positive child rearing strategies work since it advances a sound self-regard in the tyke. I additionally think this method works in light of the fact that as opposed to rebuffing your tyke, you are giving them order to demonstrate that awful conduct is not expectable.

While the article text written about Teen Smoker. I found that, today, as months turn into days and days into hours, the population of teen smokers dramatically increases. Apparently, there is enough material that helps to expound on this thesis. The author gives sufficient data about how teen smokers are increasing among youths citing ample convincing evidence from prior researches. He also gives the causes of the augmentation of the smoking behavior among teens and effective ways through which the matter could be solved. However, I could have liked categorization of the status of the teen more affected by the smoking habit (students and non-students).

People in the country start worrying about the consequence of adolescent smoking behavior including addictive substance abuse. At the same time, although no direct evidence proves that all smokers will increase their smoking intake, research has shown that early initiation of smoking will finally lead to habituation in life (Pierce and Gilpin, 1995). CASA study compared adolescent with and without smoking behavior and found that those young adolescent with smoking behavior are 5 times more likely to

Tobacco; one of the most profitable products in history, an addictive substance, and a deadly killer. Smoking tobacco used to be a thing that was endorsed in American society. Now, with the new medical advances and knowledge, society has seen the side effects of smoking and how fatal it actually is. Teenagers have been one of the largest age groups that have been affected by smoking. After analyzing all possible reasons as to why teenagers would smoke while knowing it can affect their health, three possible reasons stuck out the most. Teenagers smoke despite knowing the health problems that originate from smoking because of peer pressure, an “invincibility” mentality, and seeing a role model or family member smoke.

Tobacco use, and its health consequences, is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide [1]. Evidence is accumulating that smoking increases the risk of cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases [2]. Despiteproven negative health effects of smoking, it is becoming more prevalent, particularly among adolescents, in the lastdecades [3]. Most researches concerned with adult smoking have reported that the majority of smokers begin to smoke early in the adolescent period, before the age of 18 years [4-6]. Adolescence is a critical period characterized by psychological and behavioral changes that may affect adolescents’ smoking behavior.Several beliefs and attitude are shaped as well in this period [7].This makes school years a crucial period to study not only the smoking prevalence and predictors, but also beliefs and attitudes of adolescents towards smoking during this period.

And smoking can affect three important things in humans life such as; lifestyle, financial situation, and relationships. Melanie A (2000), stated that “our study of the relation between smoking restrictions in a range of environments and smoking behavior of teenagers suggests that restrictions in the home and public places and enforced bans in schools have a protective effect on teenage smoking”