Smoking in front of your children, right or wrong?

[SamReomo]

I don't condemn smoking as an adult, but it is a better practice not to expose these very tender ones to the harsh physical, health and psychological effects of smoking.

If someone is a smoker then he/she doesn't care about anyone and is surely an irresponsible person. I've seen smokers and drinkers who smoke and drink in front of their kids and such people are mostly illiterate and they don't understand that their such actions can be harmful for their children.

Even if someone tells them to stop smoking or drinking in front of their children they'll refuse such suggestions because they're just people with low will power. It's hard for them to stop smoking or drinking, and the worst part is they don't even care if such habit destroy lives of their kids.

[cocadalcan]

I smoke with friends or alone. Not in front of any family members. I also don't smoke at home.

[POPOLUV]

I was chilling with my siblings at the rooftop bar section of a hotel when I noticed this man who came on a date with his family and was smoking cannabis freely in front of his wife and two beautiful children of as not more than 5 and 7. It was unpleasant to me because children see their parents as role models and are very fast to copying what they see their parents do. Exposing them to such experience at a tender age reinforces the desire to smoke in them and may even see them start smoking before they are adults, with or without the knowledge and permission of their parents.

Furthermore, there are health implication of inhaling cannabis in their tender body systems. Children can suffer seizures and even breathing problems from cannabis poisoning, it can also cause asthma attacks, unnecessary agitation and even decreased coordination in children. Temporal effects on children can last from 24-36 hours.

I don't condemn smoking as an adult, but it is a better practice not to expose these very tender ones to the harsh physical, health and psychological effects of smoking.

Do you agree to this?

Some adult can with stand or being with their right senses after smoking cannabis talk of more smoking 🚬 in the present of your children and i don't know why some parents still believe that children learn fast with they see that their parents always do all the time, to be honest with this man that is smoking cannabis in the front of his families is on professional because he is passing a wrong information to the children and the society, and the mistake parents always do with the feelings that their children is still with the bracket age that they can't be able to recognize or practices what the see from the both parents, even to quarry before your children is not ideal because as the children is growing, they are also growing with things within the environment, so at such parents should be very cautious with the things they do when ever the the children is around them.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I was chilling with my siblings at the rooftop bar section of a hotel when I noticed this man who came on a date with his family and was smoking cannabis freely in front of his wife and two beautiful children of as not more than 5 and 7. It was unpleasant to me because children see their parents as role models and are very fast to copying what they see their parents do. Exposing them to such experience at a tender age reinforces the desire to smoke in them and may even see them start smoking before they are adults, with or without the knowledge and permission of their parents.

You have not seen some communities before. What you see as something bad, some parents in some communities see it as something not bad. Some parents will give their children to do. Or if they see their children doing it, they will not see it as anything.

Just leave them alone and not judge them. Opinion here will likely be different.

It is worth knowing that I am not smoking.

You heat the nail on the head, you remind me back then while staying with one of my closet relative, most parents even message their children to go and buy the cigarettes, snoff or tobbaco for them, and will be taking it in the front of the children, some see it as normal thing only some parents will have the mindset or feelings to see such as ways of leading the children to toe that part. Normally taking anything smoking or alcohol in front of children for me is not good except those children is up to accountability age where them can control themselves while taking certain action because if they can't they will feel that such action by parent is normal and must follow it.

[Charles-Tim]

Normally taking anything smoking or alcohol in front of children for me is not good except those children is up to accountability age where them can control themselves while taking certain action because if they can't they will feel that such action by parent is normal and must follow it.

If someone is drinking alcohol or smoking, it is good the person should let his children know that he is drinking alcohol or smoking. If you are hiding it, the children will definitely know about it. The best is not to hide it and always advice them that moderation is very important. Also letting them know the negative side of it and how medical checkup is good.

But if anyone is against me, I am expecting it because people will have different opinions regarding this.

[348Judah]

Some people have made their personal indiscipline lifestyle affect the future of their children, where on earth can someone be smoking and doing it in the presence of his children, this is absurd, a very bad habit that warrant human right to take action and intervene on the children's behalf, parent have to be more sensitive to what they are passing on to their children, because the child you do not train well today will be a fish bone on your neck tomorrow.

[bakasabo]

In this story and in general, I believe it matters how people smoke in front of children. It is great difference if children notice parents smoke, and when parents smoke directly into children face/their direction. I dont like the smell of a cigarette, but I would not bother other people asking to stop smoking or put out the cigarette. I will just step away. As well as I wont bother other family about their parenting. I wont be the person that will try to change them. It is their family and let them decide what to do and what is better.

It was mentioned and discussed many times that children copy parents behavior. But it wasnt proved that they copy them completely. Otherwise there will be people-robots and lack of creativity in this world. When parents smoke in front of their children, that does not automatically make those children future smokers. Whether smoking in front of children is right or wrong, it is not me to decide. We are different and everyone have right to express themselves the way they want.

[Marykeller]

We as adults have different perceptions of things. What others may see as bad habits, others may see as a normal thing, nothing bad in it. Nevertheless, smoking in front of kids is not encouraging as a parent. We should try to give them that little respect for them not to start inhaling cannabis at a young age or practice what they see their parents doing at a young age. We won't be happy if we see them smoking so early

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Normally taking anything smoking or alcohol in front of children for me is not good except those children is up to accountability age where them can control themselves while taking certain action because if they can't they will feel that such action by parent is normal and must follow it.

If someone is drinking alcohol or smoking, it is good the person should let his children know that he is drinking alcohol or smoking. If you are hiding it, the children will definitely know about it. The best is not to hide it and always advice them that moderation is very important. Also letting them know the negative side of it and how medical checkup is good.

But if anyone is against me, I am expecting it because people will have different opinions regarding this.

Letting your children know you're smoking isn't a bad idea, although I've my reservations on the age brackets. The age I referenced on the OP shouldn't even see you because they're not yet up to the age of proper reasoning.

It's good to let your kids know you smoke and drink quite alright, but not children that cannot even differentiate between good and bad.

If they're up to teenagers, then I don't have much of a problem, but for tender children, you shouldn't even allow them see you because they'll do it when you're absent and hurt themselves.

I see this as a more disciplined approach to smoking than putting your tender children in danger due to personal interests.

[Charles-Tim]

Some people have made their personal indiscipline lifestyle affect the future of their children, where on earth can someone be smoking and doing it in the presence of his children, this is absurd, a very bad habit that warrant human right to take action and intervene on the children's behalf, parent have to be more sensitive to what they are passing on to their children, because the child you do not train well today will be a fish bone on your neck tomorrow.

I have seen families that the parents are not smoking but their children or one or two of their children are smoking. In my country, school friends are what that are influencing children to smoke. I am referring to secondary (high) school, not university. I know a guy that smokes that his father later knew when we were in secondary school, his father also saw him watching porn. His father came to our school at the time to report and he made his child left the school because of that.

Letting your children know you're smoking isn't a bad idea, although I've my reservations on the age brackets. The age I referenced on the OP shouldn't even see you because they're not yet up to the age of proper reasoning.

It's good to let your kids know you smoke and drink quite alright, but not children that cannot even differentiate between good and bad.

If they're up to teenagers, then I don't have much of a problem, but for tender children, you shouldn't even allow them see you because they'll do it when you're absent and hurt themselves.

I see this as a more disciplined approach to smoking than putting your tender children in danger due to personal interests.

You can see from what people are posting that people will have different opinions on this matter. Some people will support it while some people will against it. In a country that most people are smoking, they can not support you. In a family that hates smoking, they will support you.

From AI:

It is not good to hide that you are smoking from children. Hiding the behavior sends mixed messages and fails to protect children from the significant health risks associated with both exposure to secondhand smoke and the likelihood of them taking up smoking themselves [1]. Open communication and transparency, along with cessation efforts, are recommended for the wellbeing of children.

[Ishicryptic]

When I was a kid my father was a smoker, smoking fascinated me then but it never influenced me to become a smoker, I have tested cigarette at some point while growing up but yet I'm not a smoker today. It is not all our parents habit that we take after, there are some that we won't like and others that we like but it's not for us. Although I get your point that we shouldn't show our habits that are not so good to health like cigarette to our children but if you can educate them that they don't need to try such until they grow up and decide for themselves. You don't need to be a smoker or gambler to educate you underaged children not to engage in them because they are seeing other parents that does them.

[SOKO-DEKE]

I was chilling with my siblings at the rooftop bar section of a hotel when I noticed this man who came on a date with his family and was smoking cannabis freely in front of his wife and two beautiful children of as not more than 5 and 7. It was unpleasant to me because children see their parents as role models and are very fast to copying what they see their parents do. Exposing them to such experience at a tender age reinforces the desire to smoke in them and may even see them start smoking before they are adults, with or without the knowledge and permission of their parents.

The fact is that there are some sets of parents who do not care much about the future of their children, and that is why they don't care about doing bad things in front of their children. In fact, those who are smokers do not always see smoking as a bad thing, and that is why they don't always care whether their children will later copy them or not.But the reason why I see that most people don't consider their habits as bad is that the government has not made smoking prohibited. If the government were to make it prohibited, people would not be smoking so openly.

Can we see that some substances which the government has made prohibited are not smoked or taken in front of children, even though people might want to consume them in their own homes? If we check, most young smokers nowadays have parents or relatives who smoke.

[Frankolala]

When I was a kid my father was a smoker, smoking fascinated me then but it never influenced me to become a smoker, I have tested cigarette at some point while growing up but yet I'm not a smoker today. It is not all our parents habit that we take after, there are some that we won't like and others that we like but it's not for us. Although I get your point that we shouldn't show our habits that are not so good to health like cigarette to our children but if you can educate them that they don't need to try such until they grow up and decide for themselves. You don't need to be a smoker or gambler to educate you underaged children not to engage in them because they are seeing other parents that does them.

I believe that life is all about choice. Some people naturally will smoke whether, their parents smokes or not. I'm not saying it's a good thing to smoke in front of kids because of their health. However, these kids can also go out and see people they love smoking and start asking questions. It's our duty to educate them on hard drugs especially india hemp and other harder drugs.

[Agbamoni]

When I was a kid my father was a smoker, smoking fascinated me then but it never influenced me to become a smoker, I have tested cigarette at some point while growing up but yet I'm not a smoker today. It is not all our parents habit that we take after, there are some that we won't like and others that we like but it's not for us. Although I get your point that we shouldn't show our habits that are not so good to health like cigarette to our children but if you can educate them that they don't need to try such until they grow up and decide for themselves. You don't need to be a smoker or gambler to educate you underaged children not to engage in them because they are seeing other parents that does them.

At some point, you get irritated by what they did, and while you've grown up, you wont see a need to mimic them. I grew up around smokers from childhood. But I vow not to ever become a smoker. However, life may tend to test you in so many ways. Like in the higher institution, I met some friends who were smoking, I tried it for a year or two but later stopped. As the OP has said, smoking is not good for health. If you see yourselves as a very important part of your family, you must make a decision to stop smoking so you dont die early.

[KingsDen]

Some smokers know and believe that smoking is bad, but they have no option than to continue smoking.
Some other smokers don't believe that smoking is bad and they don't believe that it has any health implications.

For those that believe smoking is bad and has health implications, they won't smoke before their children.
But for those that say smoking isn't bad and has no health implications, they will smoke before their children and they don't mind if their children then smokers in their early age.

[uneng]

Smoking in front of the kids isn't always a bad thing... We have to keep in mind many children grow up and avoid smoking because they have very bad memories of adults smoking close to them. They don't like the smell, so it's not likely they will develop any interest for it futurely.

Personally, I've always seen adults smoking and it has never been an attractive thing to me. I didn't feel encouraged to smoke, neither tempted to follow their example as role models.

[Rubuchi]

I smoke with friends or alone. Not in front of any family members. I also don't smoke at home.

it is best not to smoke in the front of your family member even if they do smoke too. Friends? No problem but that should be when you’re left to each other and even at such I encourage you to distance yourself with friends who bring your mind to smoking if you are planning to leave by any chance. Smoking is bad to your health and it is written on the carton of the smoke but many people don’t bother and still smoke regardless.

[lawrendiva]

I was chilling with my siblings at the rooftop bar section of a hotel when I noticed this man who came on a date with his family and was smoking cannabis freely in front of his wife and two beautiful children of as not more than 5 and 7. It was unpleasant to me because children see their parents as role models and are very fast to copying what they see their parents do. Exposing them to such experience at a tender age reinforces the desire to smoke in them and may even see them start smoking before they are adults, with or without the knowledge and permission of their parents.

Furthermore, there are health implication of inhaling cannabis in their tender body systems. Children can suffer seizures and even breathing problems from cannabis poisoning, it can also cause asthma attacks, unnecessary agitation and even decreased coordination in children. Temporal effects on children can last from 24-36 hours.

I don't condemn smoking as an adult, but it is a better practice not to expose these very tender ones to the harsh physical, health and psychological effects of smoking.

Do you agree to this?

A father is a role model of their child , so if you smoke in front of them ,they think smoking is a cool thing and 99% of them became smoker too. so be careful what you do.

[atookz]

I concur that those parents who smoke before their children or wife may be described as irresponsible and they do not care about the health of the people closest to them. It is not only that smoking cannabis stinks of cigarettes or it is not very tasty; it may be has severe health effects. Such hazards as breathing difficulties, asthma, vertigo, and even seizures are possible in the event that children breathe the smoke. Embracing this to occur is definitely a case of irresponsibility on part of parents. Adults have a freedom to make their own choices but they are not wise choices because they pose a threat to the health of other people and in particular children.

[Umulala-alala]

Smoking in front of your family especially when the children is not yet mature in mind, doing that when your children are still very tender is wrong children learn fast when they see things than hearing it they could decide to practice what they saw their father doing that is when you see children rolling paper to smoke, but as a smoker there is no way you can hide it from your children for ever but let them see you doing it when they can decide for them self.