how can i convince my dad to quit smoking?
May 5th, 2011
my dad is a bad smoker, and i want him to quit. im getting sick. i dont want him to die early. When ever u want to talk to him about it, he yells at me. please help me!!!???!!!?!?!?!
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tell him it is effecting you and is bringing negative energy torwards you and that is not fair and that if he cares he will consider it.
Maybe try getting some literature on why u should stop and leave laying around where he might be. Or find some pictures of lungs that have been affected from smoking and show him what you learned at school for the day.
Good Luck and keep trying
Just try and be creative without angering him. I wish I had more but it is a very bad habit to break, unfortunately
there aint too much you can do to get him to quit but you can protect yourself from second hand smoke tell him that the smoke is bothering you and it is unhealthy for you so you have to sit in a different room from him when he is smoking smoke travels so this only helps somewhat but it is better then sitting next to him and breathing in the smoke
It’s such a tough topic to bring up and help someone get motivated to quit! I think the best way to approach the topic is to use “I” statements – for example (to use some of what you’ve already written) “Dad, I’m really concerned about your smoking and what it is doing to your health. I want you to be around for a LONG time. Would you consider trying to quit? There are lots of resources to help you quit and I’m willing to help any way I can.” Just keep using as many “I” statements to avoid accusing him or making him feel bad.
I also love this worksheet – http://www.quit-smoking-support-dr.com/DecisionMakingChart.html as a tool to help people sort out their ambivalence to quitting smoking. You can even use it as part of a dialogue. For example “Dad, what do you like about smoking? What do you dislike about smoking?” It might get him thinking about the pros/cons and get him moving towards quitting.
Be patient and good luck!
Unfortunately you can’t make anyone do anything. They have to find their own reasons. Nagging someone to quit smoking is probably the worse way to go about it. I know. Some one was nagging me and all it did was stress me out and want to reach for a smoke to calm down.
I know for myself I read a lot of literature and articles and watched a video that had a profound effect on me about the effects smoking had on the individual in the video. I found the video at permanentlystopsmoking.com Maybe you could gently persuade him to watch it.