Keep Your Kids Tobacco-Free: Smart Strategies for Parents of Children Ages 3 Through 19 (Newmarket Parenting Guide)

First time in paperback, this easy-to-read, invaluable book offers parents a powerful program for preventing or ending their children's tobacco addiction. Recommended by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Noted family therapist and substance-abuse prevention expert, Dr. Robert Schwebel, shows parents how to help their children make good decisions and prepare to meet their physical, social, and emotional needs without tobacco. He urges parents to start their tobacco prevention efforts early. He offers specific guidance for parents of children at any stage of tobacco use--from disdain of the drug, to experimentation, to regular use, and even to addiction. By creating a safe climate for honest discussions, this much-needed book is an inestimable resource for all parents.

This book was originally published in hardcover under the title How to Help Your Kids Choose to Be Tobacco-Free.