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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt
Why? My mum has smoked all my life, but she's always refused to smoke in the house so she's always stood at the back door to do so. My Uncle however... smokes no matter who's there.
It's just about being a good parent really.
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I had a grandma like your uncle. When she died, I wasn't sad at all. She was sometimes a nasty, self-centered, barb-tongued woman who belittled my mom and my dad, and was even worse when she drank.
In answer to your question about why smoking outside the house doesn't protect children from the harms of secondhand smoke:
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Many smokers believe that they can protect their children from tobacco smoke if they smoke away from their kids, for example, by smoking outside their homes. A new study from researchers at San Diego State University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these parents may NOT be offering much protection to their children from secondhand smoke.
The results from this study show that secondhand smoke can contaminate a house even if cigarettes are smoked outside. Moreover, nicotine levels in babies who live in houses where people smoke outside are much higher than in babies who live with non-smokers.
Lung cancer and cardiovascular problems in non-smokers have been linked to secondhand smoke. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from lung diseases, ear infections and asthma.
Neuroscience for Kids - Nicotine, Second Hand Smoke, Infants
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