Emotional, mental and physical health is a value of most of us. We’ve all heard countless times how smoking is bad for you. We’ve all heard countless times how second-hand smoke is bad for you, too. Recently, I read eye-opening article and research on the ill-effects of smoking on children. Whether we are parents or not, the following information is of interest because: all of us know a young person trying to grow up well or make their way in this confusing world.
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“Researchers from Inserm and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), in collaboration with the university hospitals of 6 French cities, have analysed data on pre and postnatal exposure to tobacco in the homes of 5,200 primary school children. They show that this exposure is associated with a risk of behavioural disorders in children, particularly emotional and conduct disorders. The association is stronger when exposure takes place both during pregnancy and after birth. These data show the risk associated with smoking in early life and its behavioural repercusions when the child is of school-going age.” ¹ Plos One. (Early exposure to tobacco as a cause of behavioural problems in children) (France)
Smoking as a cause of behavioral problems in children?
¹ 9/30/2015| Early exposure to tobacco as a cause of behavioural problems in children|
http://english.inserm.fr/press-area/early-exposure-to-tobacco-as-a-cause-of-behavioural-problems-in-children | Plos One
² 9/30/2015| Early exposure to tobacco as a cause of behavioural problems in children|
http://english.inserm.fr/press-area/early-exposure-to-tobacco-as-a-cause-of-behavioural-problems-in-children | Plos One