FRIDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than their wealthier counterparts, a new study has found.
A big reason for this is that "poor kids are far more likely to live with multiple adult smokers than are non-poor kids," said study author Dr. Michael Weitzman, a professor of pediatrics at New York University.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to develop respiratory infections, earaches and severe asthma. In addition, studies have linked exposure to secondhand smoke to hyperactivity disorder and behavioral problems.
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Should parents ever smoke around their kids considering the health risks of secondhand smoke?
What about smoking in the car or other enclosed spaces?
Quoting Cafe GroupAdmin:Should parents ever smoke around their kids considering the health risks of secondhand smoke?
What about smoking in the car or other enclosed spaces?
Absolutely not. Not even outside when they are next to their kids. My husband when he smoked around us outside would walk either far in front of us or behind us, depending on the wind. It still bothered me though. Second hand smoke isn't just from the air. It is on your clothes and your skin everything and when you have contact with your children afterwards that residue is still there. There is no smoking allowed in my home, or car even when me or my daughter is not around. When he did smoke he had to go outside. My husband has quit smoking again. Lets hope it sticks this time.
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I read some where very recently that you shouldn't even hold a baby after smoking because the toxins in your clothes are still harmful...I found that to be interesting..Some people really dont understand how harmful second hand smoke is...
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I agree. I've also read that smoking in a different room than the baby doesn't help that much either because the toxins don't just stay in that room.
Quoting tericared:I read some where very recently that you shouldn't even hold a baby after smoking because the toxins in your clothes are still harmful...I found that to be interesting..Some people really dont understand how harmful second hand smoke is...
I think it sucks when an adult smokes in the car with kids or somewhere inside, when I did smoke I wouldn' t even smoke in front of the kids b/c I was their role model, they see other adults smoke, but they are not their role models. It is not a child's choice to breathe in smoke, so the parent needs to make sure they don't.
Amanda
"Poor children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than their wealthier counterparts, a new study has found."
I'm not judging anyone here... just making an observation.
This was something I noticed when I was working in the ED. The children of parents who were poorer always reeked of smoke. Many times those small rooms would smell so strong of smoke just from the child's and parents' clothing and hair, we would have to spray the rooms with lysol between patients.
I hated it when I would comfort an infant or child in my arms and their hair and skin smelled like a disgusting ashtray. So sad.
Should parents ever smoke around their kids considering the health risks of secondhand smoke? obviously not
What about smoking in the car or other enclosed spaces? no
I am not trying to be rude but is anyone going to say " yes I think it's fine, I do it all the time." Even if someone felt that way, I dont think they would admit it. I do have to wonder though about air pollution. In some of the larger cities, experts say that air quality is equivalent to smoking, due to toxins. So if it's poor parenting to smoke around kids, isn't it poor parenting to live in these areas? Understand I'm asking this on a purely hypthetical level. I understand that it's people's right to live where they want, and due to finances, family ties, etc... they may feel they have no other option.
Yes I think its fine and I do it all the time, literally. I do not smoke in the house cuz it does "stick". I smoked before, during, and after kids and they have zero health problems. I don't buy into the 2nd hand smoke argument unless it is within an enclosed space but smoking outside? There are far more toxins coming out of tailpipes IMO.
People don't seem to understand that just because the cigarette is out doesn't mean that they aren't still damaging to a person's health.
When I was growing up my mother smoked in the house. There was no 'smoke free' zone except for our (kids) rooms. I'm very allergic to cigarettes and it took her forever to figure out why my eyes would swell shut and I couldn't breath when I was laying on the family room couch watching tv. Eventually she figured out that it was all the settled toxins and smoke in the furniture. We replaced the couch and it was designated a smoke free room and I immediately stopped having allergy attacks.
It frustrates me when I see parents driving down the road with kids the back and both parents are smoking away. I would think that at this point with all the information that is out there parents would make better choices when it comes to their children.
Quoting tericared:
I read some where very recently that you shouldn't even hold a baby after smoking because the toxins in your clothes are still harmful...I found that to be interesting..Some people really dont understand how harmful second hand smoke is...
hi i am a smoker. i have smoked for 40 yrs. i am not trying to start an arguement or put anyone down but i am so tired of hearing what second hand smoke does. i have 3 beautiful grown girls (no health problems and non smokers) i have 13 grandkids (no health problems)! i am also tired of our government sitting on there butts and telling me were and when i can smoke. alot of them smoke!!!!! if i want to smoke in my car i will....i will smoke in parks ect. i pay my taxes as everyone else does. i think this has been taken to far!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM A SMOKER AND PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!! there i said my part!
As a smoker myself, I find it completely irresponsible to smoke anywhere near children. They aren't choosing to smoke and often can't escape it while it fills the house or car. Here, in Cali, it is now illegal to smoke with a child under the age of sixteen in your vehicle, and I think that is great.
Another thing I can't stand is when people light up in public crowds, like on the beach or at the park...places there are obviously plenty of children. They are really too lazy to walk fifty feet away or something? I don't get it. Seems like common sense that it would be considered rude.
And THEN, lol, there are the parents that just flick their butts on the ground. So they aren't only setting a bad example by smoking, but then teaching their children that it is okay to litter our planet, our only form of support. LAME!!!
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