The craze sees kids put their thumbs in their mouth, squeeze their chests and repeatedly blow through their fingers until they hyperventilate.īut Sam, of Newquay, Cornwall, blacked out while trying the ‘thumb blowing’ stunt with friends. Sam Thomas, 12, copied an internet video instructing youngsters how to use the dangerous fainting game to get high. Teach your kids inner confidence and to be their own person – a leader, not a follower who can just get up and walk away from a dangerous game as they don’t need to be feel that’s the way to gain respect and a sense of belonging. Keep the conversations light, be curious about your teens taste in music and films and by being involved in their lives they may not feel the need to “belong” to a gang or group of teens pushing their own boundaries and daring each other to feel they “belong.” One easy way is to simply find a regular time to sit down altogether and eat a meal – it’s a great place to just chat about your day, listen to your kids day and stay connected without being an “Inquisitor” nagging and judging. My advice was to talk to your kids and be involved in their lives so that you can keep an eye on their activities – and while I know it’s the job of all teenagers to block you out and be cool and show bravado this new game needs nipping in the bud. It all seems rather dangerous and foolish as teenagers squat with their hands down and blow until they hyperventilate & then stand up and take a big breath and blow on their thumb without air coming out. I’ve just been interviewed by about a 12 year old who was hospitalised and in a coma as he had a serious reaction to “Thumb Blowing” the “fainting game”.
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