Let's find out what passive smoking is and why it is harmful to your child. If you smoke near your children, or if you smoke somewhere other than your children, your child may be exposed to secondhand smoke. When you smoke near children, the child unknowingly inhales the toxic fumes from your cigarette, beedi, or cigar. If you love your child and do not smoke near the child and smoke elsewhere, your child will be exposed to secondhand smoke. When you smoke, toxic fumes enter your lungs. Even if you do not smoke, the toxic chemicals contained in toxic fumes are released into the air with each breath you exhale. Then the toxin enters your baby. In addition, when a person smokes, the toxin is deposited in small particles on clothing, skin, and hair.
If your child is also a passive smoker, he or she may have serious health problems in the future. If you have one smoker in your family, 14% more lead metal enters your child's body than a child from a non-smoking family. If you have two or more smokers in your family, that figure is 24%. On average, a child absorbs about 50% of the amount of lead he or she is exposed to.
How can lead metal be harmful to your baby? Lead affects all of your baby's organ systems. In particular, lead can severely damage your baby's developing nervous system, kidneys, and immune system. Even a small amount of lead exposure can permanently damage your child's intelligence. Lead can also delay the onset of puberty in girls.
A child exposed to secondhand smoke also has a higher risk of developing cancer. Moreover, such children are at higher risk for future smoking. Infants less than one year of age who are exposed to secondhand smoke are significantly more likely to develop asthma, pneumonia , and other respiratory disorders and infections.
Therefore, at least avoid smoking in cars, in public places, or while with your children. If you can't stop smoking, at least take a shower after smoking and stay with the kids after changing clothes. If you love your child, stop smoking even for your child.
