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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Should you let your teenager smoke at home?

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I believe that kids should be allowed to smoke at home because it will provide them with validation from their parents, without their support. It may discourage them from smoking at all, and will at least let them know you are letting them make their own choices, and you are not trying to "control" them. It's valuable for kids to know this, as well as the fact that if they want to quit, you will be there to help them.  If a parent is not actively buying cigarettes or purchasing lighters for the child, smoking in the driveway should be permitted. I started smoking at 16, and the fact t...

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