Real Parents Prevent Smoking

Families who'd love to have the help and advice of both a real doctor and real parents when it comes to communicating an anti-smoking message to kids now have that through "Real Parents Real Answers".

Parents can plug into two new educational audio podcasts, hosted by Dr. Michael Popkin, psychologist and founder of Active Parenting Publishers and author of video-based parenting education programs, on www.realparentsrealanswers.com. On the podcasts the doc gets personal with parents, answering their questions about everything from setting up expectations with children to dealing with rebellion to peer pressure.

Dr. Popkin has been a longtime spokesperson for Lorillard's Youth Smoking Prevention Program. He gives parents feedback specific to their children's age group, peer group, and even family dynamic, and the Q&A format keeps the focus on exactly what parents want to know. If after listening to the podcast you have different questions you want to discuss you can check out Dr. Popkin's blog on the website, where he answers questions sent in by readers.  There is also a discussion forum where parents can discuss issues with other parents.  There is even a category for "Parents Who Smoke".