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Picking up stompies: An unusual parenting style

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Smile Breakfast had a conversation about a recent increase in teenagers experimenting with vaping. They caught up with UCT’s Prof Richard van Zyl-Smit who explained that there are a lot of concerns about his departments reports of a sharp rise in matric students using vapes. Listeners called in and shared their thoughts on how to approach the topic with their kids, but a particular call caught us off-guard. When it comes to cigarettes, this is definitely not recommended:

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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