What about an even more radical approach: teaching all children to respect each
other's diversity of life experiences while also teaching some respect for the
environment?  I guess concrete playgrounds aren't necessarily conducive to this
radical approach. . .

A focus on the environment (air, water, earth) could include some elements of
smoking awareness.  Learning that the air a smoker puffs out is the same air
that the child breathes in might help the children (and their parents) to
connect a personal habit with social repercussions.  Maybe Robb's ideas to
connect social determinants could be taught in tandem--learning to have respect
for others is a good start.

Jacquie Poitras

 --- Robb Travers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >  Why focus on smoking?    My
concern is that children from families who are
> more likely to smoke(working class, poor, etc.) will be stigmatized by
> middle class kids.   What about a song targetting middle-class parents who
> drive SUVs and unnecessarily pollute the air we all breathe?
>
> Robb Travers, Ph.D (c)
> Research Associate,
> HIV/AIDS Social Research Group
> KTH 208, McMaster University,
> Hamilton, ON
> 905 977-7622
>
> Research Affiliate,
> HIV Social, Behavioural & Epidemiological Studies Unit,
> Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,
> Toronto, ON
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Raphael" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: February 4, 2003 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [heart-l] Resources for Preschoolers
>
>
> > Health promoters may be interested in the following exchange!
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I strongly object to this strategy.
> >
> > First of all it is not child care's role to turn children against their
> parents
> > or relatives who may be smokers.
> >
> > Secondly, childcare should not be a place where children become exposed to
> > politicized messages.  If my kid came home from childcare singing
> anti-smoking
> > songs the childcare would hear about it.
> >
> > Thirdly, our family does not smoke!
> >
> > Give these kids a break!!!
> >
> > dennis raphael
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lisa Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>@list.web.net on 02/04/2003
> > 11:24:37 AM
> >
> > Please respond to [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Sent by: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >  To:      [log in to unmask]
> >
> >  cc:      (bcc: Dennis Raphael/Atkinson)
> >
> >
> >
> >  Subject: [heart-l] Resources for Preschoolers
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Our Tobacco Working Group is looking for a simple resource
> > (book, song,etc.) that can be used in daycares for children ages 1
> > to 3 years old that incorporates a tobacco prevention message.
> > Has anyone used a resource with this age group they found to be
> > effective?
> > You can reply to me directly at [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Lisa
> >
> > Lisa Robinson
> > HKPR District Health Unit
> > Lindsay, ON
> > 705-324-3569
> >
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