Eh, I was smoking at 15 and hiding it from my parents.

My theory is to educate your children without ripping into them.

I remember seeing a King of the Hill episode like that..lol

"When Bobby is caught trying a cigarette, Hank decides the proper discipline is making Bobby smoke an entire carton. The result sparks an old smoking habit of Hank's and Peggy's, as well as a new habit in Bobby."

tell your son this story:

my boyfriend is a doctor and he did one year of general surgery. one day he had a patient come in that had developed bladder cancer from smoking of course and it had spread to his urethra. well the only way to stop it was to cut off this mans penis. yes cut it off. you should tell your son if he appreciates his penis to quit smoking.

true fucking story.

Call Maury or Springer, HAHA

My dad smoked and he caught me in the very same scenario when i was about 13. My step mom and him threatened the whole smoke a whole carton thing and told me as he was sitting there enjoying a smoke himself how bad they were for me. He eventually just whipped my ass with the belt and i waited until i was 18 to smoke.

Lead a good example by not smoking and talk to him like a man and you will be good!!

He's doing it wrong. He'll get more bitches if he smokes a fat stogie or tobacco pipe.

When I whip out the pipe and stand next to my smoker friends, I get all the girls...

Show him someone dying of lung cancer and struggling on their death bed to take a breath of air.

I don't have a child.
I quit smoking.
I advise others to quit smoking.

I would talk to him.... nicely.

Your kid is not one of Pavlov's dogs. Dont treat him or her like a laboratory animal that can be conditioned to respond however you want.

If you believe that smoking is so bad, then prove it to the kid. If you cant prove that smoking is so bad, then shut up because YOU dont know that smoking is bad. This applies to everything else in life too.

Kids can learn. If you are rational and sensible, most will believe you. If you dont make sense, then your kid is smart to doubt you and not believe you (because you're a stupid parent who does not really understand if smoking is good or bad).

I doubt you can do anything but talk to him about that...