Awareness program regarding tobacco was conducted at St.Xaviers International School along with health check up camp, 160 students of 9th and 10th classes participated in it. We had also conducted a survey by giving them a questionnaire to fill, and found following results:-
*None of the students were using tobacco.
*51% students told that their family members are using tobacco products.
% of relatives using tobacco products are –
Grandfather (10.5%),father (13%),uncle (9), teachers(4%) and others (staff and distant relatives) (4%).

*4% students tell that two or more person from their family like father, grandfather, uncle or brother are taking tobacco.

With reference to an article published in Economic Times , it is said that 82% parents are involved in deciding the career of their children. Parvinder kalia, former President of Oscar International College said in her article published in 7th Feb 2022 that learning is imitating and children learn by observing their parents.

Report by Claire Cain Miller published in New York Times in 22nd November 2017 states that, boys take 2.7 times as likely to have same job as their father and 2 times as likely to have same job as their mother.
Girls take 1.8 times as likely to have same job as their mother and 1.7 times as likely to have same job as their father.
As boys are more influenced from their fathers, they usually become tobacco eaters when their fathers are using tobacco.

So take it as an eye opener and convey to all parents that they are role models for their chidren,if they don’t want their kids to develop any bad habits, make sure that they also have to leave all bad habits.

By : Dr. Shobhana chandra