Quitting Smoking Is A Parents Best New Year’s Resolution
[ Posted in: Reasons To Quit Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Secondhand Smoke on December 18th, 2008 ]
Parents magazine and the American Legacy Foundation® have teamed up to create Parents Quit for Good, a special quit smoking plan for moms and dads, just in time to help parents plan their New Year’s resolutions to stop smoking.
This new collaboration will be featured in the February, March and April issues of Parents. Whether you smoke a pack a day or only light up occasionally, there’s never been a better time to commit to quit smoking.
Dana Points, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, says “An overwhelming number of kids are being exposed to secondhand smoke, and quitting smoking is one of the best things a parent can do for the whole family’s health."
Young children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at a higher risk of developing asthma, ear infections, and cavities. Infants are at a higher risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
Nearly two-thirds of smoking parents report their child has been exposed to secondhand smoke in the past week.
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