A cigarette contains nicotine, carbon monoxide, and harmful chemicals. When you smoke in front your kids, you’re not only ruining their lungs that are still developing, you’re causing them prone to ears infection, respiratory problems and many other diseases, plus you’re giving them a bad habit that can affect their whole life in the future. If you smoke and cannot quit, better to do outside the house and keep your baby away from the majority of the smoke.
Researchers are confident that the longer children are exposed to a parent who smokes, the more they develop this habit and will start smoking at a certain age.
If a mother is smoking while pregnant, her baby has higher chance to become dependent to nicotine. Remember that we are the role models of our kids; let’s show them a good example.