As well as the long term impacts on your health, tobacco use has short term impacts such as smelly clothes and breath, and shortness of breath. Ask any smoker. Parents have an important role in helping their children choose to be tobacco free. Here are suggestions for how you can help. Keep your kids active.
Active living makes kids less likely to smoke.
Model a tobacco free home. If you smoke, show you understand the health risks your smoking presents for both you and your family. Try not to smoke in your own home, or limit your smoking to certain rooms. Better yet, try to stop altogether. Start the anti-smoking message early.