Young children are especially vulnerable to passive smoking because their bodies have not been fully developed. Passive smoking increases their risk for particular to get asthma and allergies. Children can not decide not to expose themself to smoke, and it is therefore the responsibility of adults to protect them.
Children are especially vulnerable to tobacco smoke
Small children airways, lungs and other organs are not ready-developed. Therefore, their defense against chemical substances differently than adults. They also spend many hours indoors, playing on the floor and examine things by putting them in the mouth. That brings in very close contact with the particles, which sits on surfaces, toys, dust, etc.
Children can not even tell from the smoke to
Infants and toddlers can not even move away from the smoke, and they can not even say to the smoke. Therefore, it is the adults’ responsibility to ensure that children are not exposed to hazardous substances and particles from the smoke.
Passive smoking makes children sick
Children exposed to passive smoking increased the risk of:
* Reduced lung function
* Development and exacerbation of asthma
* Respiratory tract infections
* Middle
* Cot death
Additional Articles and booklet:
* Clean air for kids (pdf)
* Passive smoking makes children sick (pdf)
Protect your child from passive smoking
To protect children from passive smoking, it is necessary that they are not staying in rooms where smoked or where there has been smoked. Smoke particles are in furniture, carpets, toys, wallpaper, etc. long after the smoke is no longer visible. It protects not to vent out. The smoke is spreading from room to room, so it protects not to restrict smoking in individual rooms.
Inspiration to protect your child from passive smoking outside the home:
* Smoke policy in day care centers
* Smoke policy in schools
* No-smoking sports
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