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c2 economist suntribune september 9 1987 girl angered by parents smoking dr ed meade is a registered psychologist and director of the markham stouffville family life centre la this column he answers questions from readers who remain anonymous q i am the only one in my family who doesnt smoke i am very upset about my parents my mother was told she has emphysema eight years ago between them they smoke four packs a day at least ive tried talking to them about it but they just get angry do i just give up or do i keep trying a the risk to health associ ated with tobacco smoke is now wellestablished cigarette smoking is seen as one of the major health hazards of society heart disease lung cancer and emphysema are just three of the major health hazards associ ated with cigarette smoking besides the major hazards ones general feeling about self the ability to enjoy a deep breath and the ability to enjoy exercise all improve when one stops smoking mikeginos coiffure 1 for ladies only 1 heritage plaza hwy 7 4 woollen way 1 announcing i new hours for your convenience were now open monwed 9 am 6 pm tues thurs s fri 9 am 8 pm i sat 830 am 5 pm 8 for appl or inquiries on our 1 1- september specials call 2945716 or 2944868 a friend in meade mmdm0 as a nonsmoker you could insist that your family mem bers respect your health and re frain from smoking especially in closed areas you may ask that there be designated areas in the home which can be smokefree you could encourage your family members to join smoke- enders 9639042 or any of the other treatment methods to avoid the health hazard of smoking by not smoking you are doing something positive promoting your own health that is a state ment in itself which your family members cannot ignore q i am a compulsive nail bi ter how can i ensure that my children will not acquire the same habit a a compulsion is a repetitive act which appears to be beyond ones own selfwill rather the habitual repetitive act appears to be imposed on the individual nail biting is one of the more common habitual behaviours which harmless enough is most annoying whether or not you have attempted to over come your habit is a question you leave unanswered what you are more concerned about is the effect your habit is having on your children plumbing gas services inc specializing in industrial commercial residential new work alterations specialists in pool heater repairs underground gas lines authorized dealer for jacuzzi canada teledyne laars pool heaters rechns mm l4b us 41 6 764681 8 children do not necessarily pick up the bad habits of their parents however there is no way in my opinion to ensure that your children will not adopt a similar habit the psychologist bandura has demonstrated some effects of modelling when he pointed out that children who watch movies in which mannequins are violently struck are more likely to exert violence in their own play than children who have not been exposed to movies displaying violence the point i am making is this there may be some learned be haviour that your children will pick up through their identifica tion with you by understanding your behaviour integrating it and consciously working at overcoming it it will assist your children in avoiding this annoying habit dr meade welcomes your ques tions if your response is pub lished name and identity if in cluded will be withheld ques tions may be directed to the markham stouffville family life centre 113 main st mar kham more milliken news by barb yanevsky carlton pearce tennis coach of the milliken mills tennis associa tion reports that the club had a very successful season so far this summer there was a very good turnout the club competed in the inter- county tennis association tournament of which it is a mem ber this association is made up of six tennis clubs from surround ing areas the adults who were entered in the mixed tennis competition have completed their matches the junior boys also competed in the intercounty tennis 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