How to ＂cut off＂ an addictive cigarette card？

Cards folded from thick paper on the top cover of cigarette boxes have become new toys for primary and secondary school students. Children put their hands together and beat the ground with their empty palms. These rectangular cards, called "smoke cards", won even if they were hit by the palm wind, and became a popular game. Cigarette cards have even become social tools for some children.

What is the magic of "cigarette card" to attract a large number of primary school students? For parents and schools, how to "cut off the card" is more worthy of attention.

Family "War" Caused by "Cigarette Card"

The boy Xiaojun has been playing with the "cigarette card" for a long time. How to make the child bid farewell to the "cigarette card" has caused his mother Liu Li a headache so far. "I remember the first time I found him playing, I was so angry that I tore up all his’ cigarette cards’ in front of him." Liu Li’s behavior of "tearing the card" was firm and decisive. She thought that the child would be "shocked" and then bid farewell to the "cigarette card".

But her idea was wrong. After about a month, she found Xiaojun still playing the "cigarette card" and the card was hidden in a hidden position at home. This time, Liu Li didn’t break into a furious rage in front of the children, but quietly picked up the "cigarette card" he saw and threw it away. "He must know that I threw it, and he also knew that I opposed him to play. He didn’t ask about it after throwing it away."

Netizens exposed a large number of cigarette cards from their children’s schoolbags on a certain platform, and the mother said that she was very angry.

This was finally over, but it didn’t take long for Liu Li to find a stack of "cigarette cards" in Xiaojun’s schoolbag! Time and again, Liu Li felt a little collapsed. "I really don’t know what to do. For the sake of harmonious mother-child relationship, I pretended not to see it. I have torn it, I have received it, and I have been educated as a parent. It is useless. " Liu Li also found that after playing the "cigarette card", the child’s behavior changed. "I noticed that he would imitate smoking when eating some strip biscuits."

Schools prohibit students from playing "cigarette cards" secretly.

In addition to parents, schools are also worried about playing "cigarette cards" for primary school students. Xu Yan (pseudonym), who works as a teacher in a school in Nan ‘an District, has regulations in her school that students are forbidden to bring any toys into the campus, and "cigarette cards" are also on the list, not to mention playing "card-tapping" games at school, but they still secretly bring "cigarette cards" with them.

"You can’t play in school. If the teacher sees a student playing, it will be confiscated for the first time. I have received it several times. But they will play in the neighborhood near the school after school, and several times they see students playing on their way home from work. Some shoot on the table in the community, and some simply squat on the ground. " Xu Yan said.

Another primary school teacher, Wang Ting (a pseudonym), also said that he did not allow children in the class to play, and as long as any students brought to the school, they would be confiscated. Because she found that children "shoot cigarette cards" not just for games, "some will gamble. In short, it is very bad for the losing party to agree to the requirements put forward by the winning party."

Physical and mental harm

Speaking of the harm of playing "cigarette card", Yu Chunmei, deputy director of pediatrics of Chongqing Fifth People’s Hospital, analyzed it and divided it into psychology and physiology.

Media reports of children playing with "cigarette cards" resulting in finger injuries.

In terms of health, playing "cigarette cards" is also risky. "Children are at risk of getting their hands scratched when slapping the’ cigarette card’. If it is not treated in time, it may lead to wound infection and even necrosis of related parts. If you slap your palm too hard when playing games, there is a risk of fracture of your child’s metacarpal and phalanx. The’ cigarette card’ smells like cigarettes. For children with asthma, it may cause asthma and should be avoided as much as possible. Children with allergies should also try not to contact them. If children have allergies, they may not think that the allergic source is a’ cigarette card’. In addition, children looking for cigarette cases from garbage dumps must have poor sanitary conditions, and there are also health and safety hazards, which may lead to respiratory and digestive tract infections. "

Liu Jun, a national second-level psychological counselor, believes that children playing "cigarette cards" mainly have the following five potential risks.

The "cigarette card" game is based on real cigarettes, which easily makes children mistakenly think that smoking is a normal and universal behavior, which will make children form wrong values in the process of growing up and even try to really smoke.

Second, among some students, "smoking cards" have been divorced from the game level and are being upgraded to "gambling".

Third, in the "cigarette card" game, children often compare who owns more "cigarette cards" and higher-level cigarette brands. This kind of comparison will affect their interpersonal relationship, and may make them become vain and impetuous, and excessively pursue material enjoyment.

Fourthly, because of the attraction and addiction of the "cigarette card" game, many children are easily addicted, which seriously affects their academic performance and physical health, and even has a negative impact on their psychological development, increasing the risk of behavioral problems in the future.

Fifth, the "cigarette card" game often contains the content of imitating smoking. Although it does not contain tobacco, long-term imitation of smoking may cause potential harm to children’s respiratory system and cardiovascular health. In addition, eating harmful substances on cigarette cards by mistake may also cause harm to children’s health.

Liu Jun went to the community to tell children and parents about the dangers of cigarette cards.

Parents with broken cards can do this.

How to keep children away from "cigarette cards" is a headache for parents, and Liu Jun also gives suggestions.

"Parents can look for alternative games. For example, help children develop more hobbies, such as playing ball and swimming. Encourage children to participate in some games that require innovative thinking, such as programming or scientific experiments. You can also take your children to participate in outdoor games, outdoor research, etc. to meet the different interests and needs of children. "

She also suggested that parents can also try to increase their children’s social practical experience. For example, let children participate in some scientific groups or social volunteer organizations to simulate social roles, such as simulating traffic police and firefighters, and cultivate their sense of social responsibility and practical ability. You can also make full use of social public resources and visit and study in public free places such as libraries, natural museums and science and technology museums.

Parents should also cultivate and strengthen children’s mental health education, strengthen their awareness of children’s health, help children avoid bad habits such as smoking and excessive use of electronic equipment through family rules and role models, and create a family environment that supports children’s all-round development, including physical, psychological and social adaptability.

"When implementing these suggestions, parents should adjust their methods according to their children’s age, personality and interests to ensure that the implementation of the suggestions is both effective and suitable for their children’s development needs. At the same time, parents themselves should become role models for their children and influence and educate their children through their own behaviors. " Liu Jun said.

Guide children away from cigarettes. They’re on the move.

On August 15th, Qin Qing, the prosecutor of Sister Sha from the Procuratorate of Shapingba District, Chongqing, went to the summer care class in Longtai Community, Zengjia Town, Shapingba District with a "cigarette card" and a pony Baolika, and gave a "class" to the children and their parents who are about to usher in the new semester. She asked the children in detail about the situation of everyone playing "cigarette cards" and told them about the possible harm of indulging in "cigarette cards".

"Sister Sha" prosecutor holds a "cigarette card" to explain its harm to children.

She told the children that "cigarette cards" can also lead to comparison psychology. Some children look for cigarette cases from the garbage dump and shoot "cigarette cards" on the ground may affect their health; Focusing on playing "cigarette cards" will affect learning and may lead to children’s curiosity and interest in cigarettes; The "smoke card" game may also lead to children’s gambling psychology, etc., calling on everyone to stay away from smoke cards and study hard after school starts.

Liu Jun, a national second-level psychological counselor, also made a special trip to tell the harm of children playing "cigarette cards" and how to guide parents.

This year, the Shapingba District Procuratorate also made a special trip to investigate around more than 10 primary and secondary schools in the district, and according to the results of the investigation, it delivered the pre-litigation procuratorial suggestions for administrative public interest litigation to relevant departments. Subsequently, the relevant departments launched special actions to control the sales of "cigarette cards" around the campus, such as issuing the "Proposal on Preventing Primary and Secondary School Students from Addicting to the" Cigarette Card "Game" to shops.

After consulting the relevant news reports, the upstream journalists found that the relevant departments in Jiulongpo District, Yuzhong District, Yubei District, Chengkou County, Wanzhou District and other places have taken control measures on the sales of "cigarette cards".

Upstream journalist He Yan Intern Xu Xin