What should parents do when son sees locker room vaping?
You seem oriented toward reporting this to the vaping child's parents.
What you should do is report it to the coach, and let the coach handle it.
I assume that vaping is not permitted in this locker room. The coach should enforce this. Of course, coaches, educators and parents should also talk to their kids about vaping.
Because vaping is a fairly recent phenomenon among teens, there don't seem to be long-term studies showing what inhaling flavored nicotine might do to young lungs. But the nicotine in e-cigarettes is addictive. The amount of nicotine in a small "Juul" branded flavor pod is equal to a pack of cigarettes.
There is also emerging research indicating that vaping increases the risk of youth taking up cigarettes.
These are all things you can talk to your son about. You can also let him know that kids sometimes do very dumb, foolish and dangerous things, and that you hope he always knows that he has the strength inside him not to do these things.
Dear Amy: I married into a wonderful large family.
When we eat at a restaurant, after we have ordered our food, they will all leave the table together to wash their hands (presumably because they've touched the menus that might have germs). I'm OK to stay behind to guard the table and the purses.
Are they legit in their concerns about germs from a menu?
Should I wash my hands too, just to blend in with their tradition?
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