Smoking in front of your children, right or wrong?

[Berry2d]

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I totally agree with this, even though I'm a smoker as well but I'm an adult. If I ever made any children I would be careful not to smoke around them. So definitely 100% agree with you.

What if you are from a country that is very cold and smoking is not seen as bad thing to do, will you still smoke in front of your parents or you will not, in some places smoking is seen as something very important in the body and to them smoking in front of your parent or anywhere is not seen as something bad, we should understand this and not try to generalize smoking in front of your parent as a bad thing, it could be bad in your country or in your society but it could be also good in other people's country or their society, some tradition may say eating in front of your parent is bad and they observe it that is for their society and their way of life not for everyone.

We are condemning smoking in front of children in this thread and not parents. If you are an adult, then you can do whatever you want and live with the consequences and no one disturbs you. When it comes of great concern is when it has to do with tender children, those whom their organs are still tender and developing, I'll quote myself

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.

Yes they will if they finds pleasure in doing it because know one will ever get himself involved in what doesn't gives him pleasure.  I am a proud father of two children a boy and a girl, I once had sex while my male child was awake, although it was not once. One day I came back to meet my son on top of her kid sister thesame way he saw me untop of his mother, then i called him adviced him and never tried it again till today.  Same also happened each time I sit at my sitting room smoking and leaving the remnant in my dust plate, on coming back from work one day I saw my daughter playing with the remnant I left in her hands the same way I do hold it, then I stopped and advised them. Not that they will start immediately  but with time it will get to there memories and they start practicing it because they know there father can't disappoint them  so that may get into there head and start practicing the same.

[bakasabo]

You say that children learn from what they see. Have you ever tried eating healthy food and doing sports in front of them, and then offer then spend time in gadgets and eat fast food? Do you think they will select what they say you doing? I really doubt that. Children dont copy-paste everything they see. They usually copy-paste what have impressed them. If you smoke in front of them while smiling and flexing muscles, they would think that smoking is cool and would wish to try smoking.

Umm, of course they do. If you take them to hobbies, they will participate. If you join and make a game from an exercise, they will join you, because majority of kids actually like to play with their parents.

And you don't just eat healthy on front of your kids and hope your kids would too, because you actually feed your kids. You are responsible of what they eat while they are kids, and you are also responsible to teach them how to cook themselves. If they can't, they are more likely going with easiest way and junk food with no nutritional value.

My dad never quit smoking in front of me and i turned out to be a smoker. I quit smoking on front of my kids to teach it's bad for you and that you can have control over your habits. They didn't turn out to be smokers.

That only proves that each of us are different and what we saw differently influenced on us. That tells that not every child who saw parents smoke becomes a smoker too. It might also be that we were totally different generation that our children today. Children in past were spending much more time with parents, helped them, learned from them, copy them. Today children maybe even learn more from gadgets and online world than from parents. You might smoke in front of them and they dont even pay attention to it. But if they see some celebrity smoke, influencer or in game there is option to smoke, then they might get attracted with that.

[o48o]

That only proves that each of us are different and what we saw differently influenced on us. That tells that not every child who saw parents smoke becomes a smoker too. It might also be that we were totally different generation that our children today. Children in past were spending much more time with parents, helped them, learned from them, copy them. Today children maybe even learn more from gadgets and online world than from parents. You might smoke in front of them and they dont even pay attention to it. But if they see some celebrity smoke, influencer or in game there is option to smoke, then they might get attracted with that.

And that's why we like to ban social media from these kids.

If their parents/guardians are such deadbeats that they don't want to spend time with their kids, they will turn to internet engagement farmers who see no profit giving them toxic, unsustainable and narrow values.

They aim to create army of hooked incel fans that will never leave, because they will never learn from them what confidence or love actually is.

Also, i gather that you don't have kids, as parents are supposed to do way more then be front of them as an example and keep them alive. They pay attention if you are actually parenting them.

[9ja Amaka]

It's really bad to smoke in the presence of children, because I don't think there is any way to say this, but the truth is that it's very bad. Like the OP mentioned children tends to see their parents as role model, so when they see their parent smoking at such early age, it might make them think that it's the right thing to do and they will end up smoking,  not because they choose too, but because they saw their parents doing it. Aside from children picking up smoking habits by looking at their parents,  it's also not good health wise for them, because they tend to inhale the smoke, which is not good for their health.  So I really don't think it's a good idea to smoke in the presence of children.

[Halifat]

It's really bad to smoke in the presence of children, because I don't think there is any way to say this, but the truth is that it's very bad. Like the OP mentioned children tends to see their parents as role model, so when they see their parent smoking at such early age, it might make them think that it's the right thing to do and they will end up smoking,  not because they choose too, but because they saw their parents doing it. Aside from children picking up smoking habits by looking at their parents,  it's also not good health wise for them, because they tend to inhale the smoke, which is not good for their health.  So I really don't think it's a good idea to smoke in the presence of children.

I have come across many parents who are smokers, but honestly if they found someone's children smoking they usually don't take it lightly with them, because they know how dangerous it is, take a look at how was reacting to someone's children not even his own children, even from that reaction we will all understand that smoking is very bad and that was why he was acting that way so that the young generation you know ruin their life. Likewise there are parents who smoke in front of their children, you know this life we cannot have the same mentality that is why we see a lot of different things.

[Ab de villiers]

My dad never quit smoking in front of me and i turned out to be a smoker. I quit smoking on front of my kids to teach it's bad for you and that you can have control over your habits. They didn't turn out to be smokers.

That only proves that each of us are different and what we saw differently influenced on us. That tells that not every child who saw parents smoke becomes a smoker too. It might also be that we were totally different generation that our children today. Children in past were spending much more time with parents, helped them, learned from them, copy them. Today children maybe even learn more from gadgets and online world than from parents. You might smoke in front of them and they dont even pay attention to it. But if they see some celebrity smoke, influencer or in game there is option to smoke, then they might get attracted with that.

Yes, that's right. I want to share my own experience with you that even in my family not  single person used cigarettes. However i used to saw many people while travelling when i was kid, so whenever i came home i made an artificial cigarette with paper. And used to do as  fun pretend to smoke, and  thought as i m doing something unique. But as i grew up i came to know that its not good even if i was playing with an artificial item. in our surroundings many youngsters are involved in this habbit. Or kids easily influenced by them, Best way is to educate them bout  its bad impact on physical health.

[Charleslie]

Smoking in front of children may seem like a personal choice , but it can have a lasting effect . it exposes them to to second hand smoke which can increase the risk of asthma , kidney failure and so many other disease which can affect their health. Children deserve a healthy environment where they can breath . if you interested in smoking considered going it away from your children never at home because it's dangerous and can affect them.

[Tungbulu]

I have come across many parents who are smokers, but honestly if they found someone's children smoking they usually don't take it lightly with them, because they know how dangerous it is, take a look at how was reacting to someone's children not even his own children, even from that reaction we will all understand that smoking is very bad and that was why he was acting that way so that the young generation you know ruin their life. Likewise there are parents who smoke in front of their children, you know this life we cannot have the same mentality that is why we see a lot of different things.

No matter the diversity in mentality, there are universal truths and values that should be upheld at all time to maintain balance. For example, everyone knows that constantly inhaling carbon or smoke can be very harmful, especially to children, so parents who see no problems with exposing their kids to such danger only means that they’re ignorant or they literally don’t care whether their kids are harmed or not.

[Sticky Bomb]

It's really bad to smoke in the presence of children, because I don't think there is any way to say this, but the truth is that it's very bad. Like the OP mentioned children tends to see their parents as role model, so when they see their parent smoking at such early age, it might make them think that it's the right thing to do and they will end up smoking,  not because they choose too, but because they saw their parents doing it. Aside from children picking up smoking habits by looking at their parents,  it's also not good health wise for them, because they tend to inhale the smoke, which is not good for their health.  So I really don't think it's a good idea to smoke in the presence of children.

The health implication of children inhaling this hard chemicals into their system may linger to adulthood. It might even affect their brain since the system was temporarily altered by the presence of such smoke which overstimulates the tender brain. It is bad for tender children. I believe every parent that cares about the health of their underage children, especially the age range referenced in the OP should stay very far from the children while smoking.

Smoking habits is not a very bad thing if it is picked up as an adult, every adult can make a decision of what they want for themselves. Most countries have very cold weather and smoking is a way people living there keep their inner body warm, but it is not for children and should not be encouraged at tender age when their systems are too weak to handle it's effects.

[free-bit.co.in]

My dad never quit smoking in front of me and i turned out to be a smoker. I quit smoking on front of my kids to teach it's bad for you and that you can have control over your habits. They didn't turn out to be smokers.

That only proves that each of us are different and what we saw differently influenced on us. That tells that not every child who saw parents smoke becomes a smoker too. It might also be that we were totally different generation that our children today. Children in past were spending much more time with parents, helped them, learned from them, copy them. Today children maybe even learn more from gadgets and online world than from parents. You might smoke in front of them and they dont even pay attention to it. But if they see some celebrity smoke, influencer or in game there is option to smoke, then they might get attracted with that.

Yes, that's right. I want to share my own experience with you that even in my family not  single person used cigarettes. However i used to saw many people while travelling when i was kid, so whenever i came home i made an artificial cigarette with paper. And used to do as  fun pretend to smoke, and  thought as i m doing something unique. But as i grew up i came to know that its not good even if i was playing with an artificial item. in our surroundings many youngsters are involved in this habbit. Or kids easily influenced by them, Best way is to educate them bout  its bad impact on physical health.

Stories like these only reinforce my belief that education is the key to protecting children from smoking, as well as other bad habits and social problem.

If we can provide them with the right knowledge and teach them how to distinguish right from wrong, good from bad, they will be less influenced by their friend or what they see online. Because we can avoid setting bad examples in front of them, but we can't control everything around them.

So teaching children the right things is more effective than simply trying to keep them away from bad influences.

[bakasabo]

Education was always a better way to prevent from doing something or banning. With ban a child wont learn anything. But if you explain that smoking worsen your health, if you show examples, then it will work more effective than saying «I forbid you to smoke». That «forbid» will work only when you are around.

I am already an adult in age, but still dont understand what people find so attractive in cigarettes. I cant imagine if a child on purpose would try smoking and keep doing that because he likes it.

[Berry2d]

Smoking is never right in front of children. Because when you start smoking in front of children, they will think it is very natural. They will try smoking without knowing that it is harmful. And once they like it, they will naturally want to do the same thing again and again. This is how children become addicted to smoking. Although the damage from smoking addiction is very slow, it causes major health damage in the long run. I was searching on the internet about this and I found a report by WHO. I am summarizing it below where you can understand that children are getting interested in smoking at a young age.

That gradual destruction of once health is what most people fails to understand.  Many addicted smokers have been smoking for some years and have not experienced any effect on there health which makes them never for once see anything bad about it even after the world health organisations have made it known to all.
Many children are suffering today because of there early exposure to smoking directly or indirectly and with the nature of children its very easy to learn without even knowing how dangerous it is to there health.
To keep children save i prefer we smoke off there presence because they easily learn from what they see there parents do because of the trust they have in them.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

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That only proves that each of us are different and what we saw differently influenced on us. That tells that not every child who saw parents smoke becomes a smoker too. It might also be that we were totally different generation that our children today. Children in past were spending much more time with parents, helped them, learned from them, copy them. Today children maybe even learn more from gadgets and online world than from parents. You might smoke in front of them and they dont even pay attention to it. But if they see some celebrity smoke, influencer or in game there is option to smoke, then they might get attracted with that.

This doesn't change the fact that children look up to their parents as their first role models, especially at a very tender age. Before Children grow up to recognizing celebrities on their digital gadgets, they must have learned a lot from their parents who are the first  set of people they spend most of their very tender age with. If they smoke in front of such little children, then they are not only teaching them how to smoke, but endangering their lives to the effect of the tobacco. If you read the OP clearly, I was referring to 5 and 7 year old. At that age brackets, they're still very tender and copy almost everything they find their parents doing.

[Jaweria parveen]

If it is the training of parents and the understanding of children, then it is not wrong to smoke in front of them, even if the children do not understand it, it is not wrong. Because some children are more intelligent than their parents, so they do not make such a mistake. There are some parents in our family who smoke, but their children do not do any such thing. This also shows that some children are educated and understand that if this income is not good for our parents' life, then even if we do these things tomorrow, it is not okay. Therefore, if parents smoke a lot, then parents should not do such things in front of their children, so that some wrong thoughts about you will come to their hearts and minds. Therefore, because children who are of this era feel such things very quickly. If the children do not come under the control of their parents, then parents should not do such intoxication in front of their children so that they do not get involved in it.

[WhoYouCantKill]

Education was always a better way to prevent from doing something or banning. With ban a child wont learn anything. But if you explain that smoking worsen your health, if you show examples, then it will work more effective than saying «I forbid you to smoke». That «forbid» will work only when you are around.

I am already an adult in age, but still dont understand what people find so attractive in cigarettes. I cant imagine if a child on purpose would try smoking and keep doing that because he likes it.

Children mostly learn by example. If you’re someone they really look up to and you are trying to teach them or educate them about the dangers of smoking, then you also must make sure you don’t smoke, because if they see you smoke, the first idea in their mind is that you’re doing it because it’s safe, so even if you teach them from now to tomorrow of how dangerous it is, it’ll be almost impossible for them to listen to you.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Education was always a better way to prevent from doing something or banning. With ban a child wont learn anything. But if you explain that smoking worsen your health, if you show examples, then it will work more effective than saying «I forbid you to smoke». That «forbid» will work only when you are around.

I am already an adult in age, but still dont understand what people find so attractive in cigarettes. I cant imagine if a child on purpose would try smoking and keep doing that because he likes it.

Children mostly learn by example. If you’re someone they really look up to and you are trying to teach them or educate them about the dangers of smoking, then you also must make sure you don’t smoke, because if they see you smoke, the first idea in their mind is that you’re doing it because it’s safe, so even if you teach them from now to tomorrow of how dangerous it is, it’ll be almost impossible for them to listen to you.

There are families where neither the parent nor the older people around them smoke, yet their children grow up to smoke. Or there are families where parent and relatives smoke, but their children end up hating cigarettes. What do you think about cases like these?

Children often learn by imitation, especially from people they look up to or see as role models. But that's not always the case. It also depend on their awareness and understanding. If you take the time to educate your kid and help them understand the risk of smoking or other bad habit, the kid will end up making their own choice based on that understanding instead of just imitating on autopilot.

Do you have kids yet? Try it with your own kids and you'll see whether I'm right or wrong.

[Tonimez]

Education was always a better way to prevent from doing something or banning. With ban a child wont learn anything. But if you explain that smoking worsen your health, if you show examples, then it will work more effective than saying «I forbid you to smoke». That «forbid» will work only when you are around.

I am already an adult in age, but still dont understand what people find so attractive in cigarettes. I cant imagine if a child on purpose would try smoking and keep doing that because he likes it.

Children mostly learn by example. If you’re someone they really look up to and you are trying to teach them or educate them about the dangers of smoking, then you also must make sure you don’t smoke, because if they see you smoke, the first idea in their mind is that you’re doing it because it’s safe, so even if you teach them from now to tomorrow of how dangerous it is, it’ll be almost impossible for them to listen to you.

There are families where neither the parent nor the older people around them smoke, yet their children grow up to smoke. Or there are families where parent and relatives smoke, but their children end up hating cigarettes. What do you think about cases like these?

Children often learn by imitation, especially from people they look up to or see as role models. But that's not always the case. It also depend on their awareness and understanding. If you take the time to educate your kid and help them understand the risk of smoking or other bad habit, the kid will end up making their own choice based on that understanding instead of just imitating on autopilot.

Do you have kids yet? Try it with your own kids and you'll see whether I'm right or wrong.

It is true that some parents that do not smoke, end up raising kids  that smoke and kids that their parents do not smoke also grow up smoking same way parents smoking can also raise children that do not smoke. However, it is more practical for a smoking parent to raise a smoking child/children because it is not far fetched. It takes a child's personal determination to grow under a smoking parent and decide not to smoke in life not that he was raised not to smoke by such smoking parent.

When a non smoking parent raises a smoking child, it's a product of negligence of duty/Nonchalance on the parent's side or defiance of the child as seen in the modern children known as Gen Z. These kids naturally grow up copying their mates ahead of parent's advice. However, it is better when a parent starts with not smoking. He gains more ground to drown at any attitude that seems corrupt that the child puts up including smoking. Good parenting is the key and a smoking parent already lacks the skill of leading by example and takes only a kid's decision not to smoke.

[WhoYouCantKill]

It is true that some parents that do not smoke, end up raising kids  that smoke and kids that their parents do not smoke also grow up smoking same way parents smoking can also raise children that do not smoke. However, it is more practical for a smoking parent to raise a smoking child/children because it is not far fetched. It takes a child's personal determination to grow under a smoking parent and decide not to smoke in life not that he was raised not to smoke by such smoking parent.

When a non smoking parent raises a smoking child, it's a product of negligence of duty/Nonchalance on the parent's side or defiance of the child as seen in the modern children known as Gen Z. These kids naturally grow up copying their mates ahead of parent's advice. However, it is better when a parent starts with not smoking. He gains more ground to drown at any attitude that seems corrupt that the child puts up including smoking. Good parenting is the key and a smoking parent already lacks the skill of leading by example and takes only a kid's decision not to smoke.

That’s  correct. Parents hold the biggest influence on their kids, but although this may not be the only thing that contributes to the child’s behavior. Children are also heavily influenced by friends, peer groups, social media and other social networks, but what really matters is that the parents offers their kids their proper guidance, set boundaries, and good examples, whether they are smokers or not, but it’s always better when they decide to lead their kids by example.

[laspol65]

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?

When these young children face addiction to smoking and marijuana, their parents are the most responsible for facing this addiction. Because the education of their parents is enough for children to behave well and judge good and bad, because the education they gain from their mother and father in the early stage remains with them throughout their lives. So these young children are seeing their father and mother consuming marijuana and are seeing different environments like drinking, casinos and gambling, so the children will take these things as normal.
Because they have seen their parents doing this in front of their eyes, they will also consume such alcohol after a while, these children will be lying freely on the streets intoxicated. So as far as possible, children should be kept away from all these places, only then will the future be bright for many.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It is true that some parents that do not smoke, end up raising kids  that smoke and kids that their parents do not smoke also grow up smoking same way parents smoking can also raise children that do not smoke. However, it is more practical for a smoking parent to raise a smoking child/children because it is not far fetched. It takes a child's personal determination to grow under a smoking parent and decide not to smoke in life not that he was raised not to smoke by such smoking parent.

When a non smoking parent raises a smoking child, it's a product of negligence of duty/Nonchalance on the parent's side or defiance of the child as seen in the modern children known as Gen Z. These kids naturally grow up copying their mates ahead of parent's advice. However, it is better when a parent starts with not smoking. He gains more ground to drown at any attitude that seems corrupt that the child puts up including smoking. Good parenting is the key and a smoking parent already lacks the skill of leading by example and takes only a kid's decision not to smoke.

That’s  correct. Parents hold the biggest influence on their kids, but although this may not be the only thing that contributes to the child’s behavior. Children are also heavily influenced by friends, peer groups, social media and other social networks, but what really matters is that the parents offers their kids their proper guidance, set boundaries, and good examples, whether they are smokers or not, but it’s always better when they decide to lead their kids by example.

That's why I believe parent should focus more on educating their children rather than simply avoiding smoking or strictly forbidding them from smoking. When children understand the harm of smoking and why they should avoid it, they're more likely to make the right decision even when influenced by their friend or surrounding.

Parents should limit or preferably avoid, smoking in front of their children. But more importantly, they should spend more time educating them about tobacco.  That's the real key.