I want my mom to quit smoking, but she insists on doing so, how do i get her to quit?

she smokes in teh car and i can hardly breathe
HOW DO I GET HER TO STOP
Answer:
You won't. She is an adult, and very well aware of the health risks. Tobacco is very addicting, and breaking the habbit can be worse than kicking cocain for some people.

If you really want her to stop, stick by your opinion. However, she is your mom, dont be obnoxious about it. The biggest thing is to never start smoking yourself

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Tell her it's a form of child abuse to subject you to that in a confined area. If she wants to smoke at home that's one thing because you can get away from her or she can go outside.

Unfortunately, she won't quit until she is ready. Sadly many people aren't ready until they get cancer or see someone else get it.

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Im so sorry to hear that she is still smoking. But your mum really needs to "want to give up" You need to let her know that you are having breathing difficulties in the car as its an enclosed space. If she wants to give up there is a new drug on the market named CHANIX it actually stops the person from feeling like smoking. You can ask on her behalf at a local pharmacy.
Best of luck :)

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Sorry to hear that. I keep threatening my boyfriend that I'm going to stick the patch on him while he's sleeping. LOL I still haven't done it though. But I did speak to him about smoking around me. I told him I choose not to smoke so could you please respect that and not smoke in any room that I am in. And with no problem now he goes to the backyard to smoke and he doesn't smoke in the car at all (when I'm in the car). A person has to want to quit in order to quit. Try having an intervention.

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You might not get her to quit smoking all together (though some of the newer medications are supposed to help a lot) but you should talk to her about smoking while you are in the car. It's not healthy for you and if you can explain that in a caring way (not accusing her or being mean) she should understand that and be able to wait until you are not in the car. Plus, smoking in your car seriously reduces its resale value, if she ever wants to sell the car in the future.

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ask her to smoke when you're not with her.

Also, if she smokes when you're around, start coughing really really hard on purpose. maybe use a 'red hot' or something spicy to make your face turn red. Make it seem like your breathing difficulty is uncontrollable when she smokes. Her motherly instincts will surely kick in then.

It doesn't look like she'll stop smoking unless she wants to. So all you can do for now is to stay away from her when she does smoke.
I know how horrible it feels. The only thing that stopped my mom from smoking was my grandma. She smoked for a long time, and then she got lung cancer that spread everywhere in her body. She suffered 2 months after the diagnosis and died.
Unfortunately it takes huge, devastating examples of smoking gone wrong to cause some people to stop.

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unfortunately there's several steps someone must go through before they even decide to quit and someone that's not at the point where they want to quit is much less likely to stay a quitter. there is probably a lot of information you could gather for her online. specifically research stuff about second hand smoke exposure, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema). Maybe you can present it to her in a way that would make her realize how much you want her to do this for her future and yours. I think someone else mentioned it, but if you can get her to the point where SHE wants to quit the new med Chantix has a pretty high success rate compared to previous meds. Good Luck! :)

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Whoa there, if you have nagged your mother, acted like the smoke bothered you, complained, and thought this would get her to quit smoking you are barking up the wrong tree!
Roll down the window a bit, don't complain! The aggravation
from the complaints will have her lighting up even more. Show respect, be polite, and when she's at home, and friends or family come to visit, take the ashtrays into the dining room or kitchen. Ride with her as little as possible,
riding with non smoking friends parents, and friends.
Then if you can afford to buy her a few incentives, like the gel you rub on your hand for smokers to replace smoking when in an area not allowing smoking! (When she is not stressed out by disrespectful harassing, she'll be able to better see things for herself!) Freedom-protect it !

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It is your mom's choice to make, not yours. You need to respect your mom and deal with it. If your mom wants to smoke in the car, she should be able to do so without any grief from you.

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