2 Health Guidelines for College Children in the New Semester: Parents and children can correct bad habits and move towards a new life together
Taiwan has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with negative growth for three consecutive years. Every child is a treasure that parents hold in the palm of their hands. They always want to provide the best environment for their children and hope that they will grow up healthily. In order to protect the health of their children, parents work hard from different aspects, but their daily behaviors may also be quietly endangering their children’s health.
The biggest impact on children’s health during the summer vacation is their unstable schedules, so it is necessary for parents to accompany their children to get rid of this bad habit every time school starts. When it comes to health effects, not only do children need to be vigilant, but parents’ behavior is also important. Smoking, for example, is a common chronic health concern. According to the long-term follow-up survey data of the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration’s Birth Generation Study, more than 60% of infants and young children under 18 months have lived with more than one smoker, and as many as 80% of the smokers in the family are “fathers”, which shows that the problem of solving the problem of smoking The problem of harm is urgent
According to the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration’s survey on Taiwanese smoking behavior, the smoking rate among Taiwanese men reaches its peak between the ages of 46 and 50, with approximately 1 in 3 men smoking. The harm of smoking to smokers is obvious, but the “second-hand smoke” formed by the wind is the most widely distributed source of air pollution and is also listed as the “number one carcinogen” by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to statistics, about 1.2 million people around the world die from the harm of second-hand smoke every year, of which 65,000 are children and adolescents under the age of 15. This is because newborns and young children have faster breathing rates and will be inhaled once exposed to second-hand smoke. There are more harmful substances, thereby increasing the risk of sudden death; and its smoke will also be dispersed by the wind to form “third-hand smoke”. In addition to the smoker himself and his clothes, it will also remain in the home environment where it comes into contact, and it can last up to 6 months. Months long.
Global studies show that about 40% of children are exposed to third-hand smoke at home or in places they frequently visit. Therefore, parents, who are the first line of contact with children and their family environment, have become the primary key to controlling children’s health. Whether it is working with children to correct daily bad habits that affect their health, such as excessive use of 3C, going to bed late, etc., or adjusting their own behavior to start the journey of quitting smoking.
In order to avoid harming their children and help them establish good habits, most drug addict fathers don’t know where to start or how to act? Taiwan Health Promotion Administration data points out that with professional assistance from smoking cessation clinics, the success rate can be increased by more than 2 times. Professional service personnel can not only provide psychological support, but also provide suggestions for suitable smoking cessation aids to overcome the sudden discomfort of withdrawal and prevent smokers from relapse. Regarding supplements, if a smoker doesn’t know how to choose, it is recommended that he pay attention to two major aspects:
Immediately relieve the craving for cigarettes: The onset of withdrawal symptoms is fast and unbearable. If it cannot be relieved in time, it may easily lead to relapse.
Relieve the seven major withdrawal symptoms: There are many types of symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and inattention, which must be overcome one by one, otherwise it will make it more difficult to quit smoking.
There are currently different dosage forms on the market. Among them, the new dosage form approved by the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration has just been included in the smoking cessation outpatient subsidy this year, which can help “immediately relieve the craving for tobacco” and “relieve the 7 major withdrawal symptoms”. It will be a great help for those who are willing to quit smoking. You can ask a professional doctor to prescribe it at the smoking cessation clinic or purchase it at designated channels or pharmacies, which will help increase the success rate of quitting smoking. Providing the best living environment and growth space for children at home can actually simply start from the parents and the home environment. Smoking parents or elders should quit smoking as early as possible. This can also set good habits and examples, and accompany children to develop good habits in life.
References:
- The world factbook (CIA)
- National Development Council Population Estimation Statistical Inquiry System 2020~2022 Birth Demographic Data
- heng K, Chiang W, Chiang TIn utero and early childhood exposure to secondhand smoke in Taiwan: a population-based birth cohort studyBMJ Open 2017;7:e014016.
- Survey results on Taiwanese smoking behavior
- obacco control to improve child health and development: thematic brief. WHO.
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