To ask if your teen DC vape?

You’re lucky she resisted until 17.
I saw a primary school girl in uniform puffing away a few months ago.
Maybe buy a garish big one on a lanyard with some zero nicotine filler and blow monstrous clouds whenever you see her friends.

@CowTown They didn't. We just smoked regardless.

It amazes me how if everyone at school is vaping, how many parents believe their own kids when they say they do. Just look at this thread!

A close friend insists her daughter (16) doesn't vape and said she would be furious if she did, but ive seen the daughter loads of times waiting for the school bus vaping. Kids lie!

How did the Boomers stop our generation from smoking as teens?

We are a non smoking household to and my 17 year old uses vapes. To be blunt there's sweet fa I can do about it. He's going g to smoke it no matter what I say . Probably do it more to be honest .

yes but my DC are younger. The eldest tried it - they all do and we sat down and discussed it. We also told them - it's an absolute no, and will have consequences, the first being no money from us.

17, that's tricky - though I would ban it in my home, around me, and cut off any money to the teen...

Most teens have never smoked, and vape for the same reasons that we used to take up smoking in our generation (peer pressure, rebelling against authority, looks cool etc). My 17yo doesn't vape (at least she says she doesn't and I believe her - I can't be 100% sure of course) but most of the kids in her class do.

Bit unusual to charge a 17 year old rent? Is she not in education?

No, but if she did I wouldn't allow it at home or when out with me.

I'd take the temporary dip in relationship for teaching her that setting boundaries as an adult is important if someone does something that you are against / is harmful.

I wish I could too. I had a massive asthma attack and almost died, and they told me I have to stop it, and I'm still doing it. I take a pink inhaler every morning now, and a few days ago I stopped managed 12 hours, and my chest was just clear, no asthma

My son's school has just sent out an email about talking to the our kids on vaping, after a student needed medical attention and an ambulance called.

I have spoke to him as I have said it's really not healthy and I think anti social. I hate it when I walk down the street and someone really far up blows at of smoke and I still end up with a face full and smell. Luckily so far he doesn't seem interested in it.

If they do they don't do it in front of me. I once found one in my 16 year old's blazer pocket and told him how disappointed I was. He claimed it wasn't his. A likely story. I told him I watched my dad die of lung cancer and I didn't want to go through that ever again. Until they're 18 I will maintain the line that it is forbidden. As adults if they want to do it then that is their choice but I will make it clear how much I hate it and they will not be doing it around me.

I think governments need to get a grip of this. As in teens being so attracted to it. Why i think it’s a good way of coming off actual cigarettes, i do not think it’s risk free and is a bit of a medical timebomb with the amount taking it up. It’s difficult because the black market/unregulated ones are even worse. Some people are going to get some serious lung/health damage.For some the messaging was basically oh it’s better than smoking it’s fine to do it. Which we aren’t really that sure on yet for long term use.

Like previous posters have said some people have no idea how much nicotine they are actually taking in and how addicted they are. It’s much more to hand and people are constantly sucking on them. The flavours and bright colours are always going to attract teens.

I used to think why do people start vaping after not smoking but now think it's exactly the same as taking up smoking. I mean why on earth do people do it? Coming from an ex very young smoker the vaper.

Vaping is super addictive and the costs add up rapidly. Wish I could give up but when my parents went mad about smoking it made me want to do it more 🙄 my DC doesn't vape but said sooo many kids do at school.

I said this on another thread, it only really changes when they want it to.

DD became seriously ill due to being highly addicted and it scared her into stopping.

Maybe she will when she gets a little older. I hope so x

@Namechangetotalkaboutmysleepingpillsproblem I know. He's the laziest parent I know but Dd won't come back to me because I have rules.

OP, if you don't already, could you start charging her rent ? Lessen her disposable income ? Really talk to her about why she is doing this, although I'm sure you have already tried

That is just, I can't even think of a word

My dd17 vapes. She lives with her dad and he's provided her with them since she was 14/15. He's an utter dickwad. I'm furious but powerless to do anything about it. She's asthmatic too.

It’s a tough one. The problem with vaping is that it’s hard to understand what the equivalent of one cigarette is. In the old days, if you chain smoked an entire pack of cigarettes, you had to physically take each individual cigarette out of the pack and light it. A deliberate action. Now, you can keep sucking down a vape, and not realise you’ve “smoked a whole pack” until it’s empty. I went to a friend’s BBQ a few weeks ago and her 19 year-old niece was sucking on her vape the entire night. I really felt sorry for her—she clearly has an addiction.

I think your DD needs help for her addiction. There is a vaping documentary about Juul on Netflix and it’s so sad—teens’ first thought of the day is their vape, and they continue throughout the day, even through their sleeves in lessons because they can’t get through without the hit. And one girl added up her annual financial commitment, and was horrified about the money she wastes. I felt sorry for them all.

Neither of my kids vape luckily. Both are totally against it but DD 16 said when she was in school she estimated 60-70% of kids in her year had a vape. They were cheap and easy to get hold of. Plus they "taste like sweets" so her finds say.