Smoking kills them too…
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Transcript of Smoking kills them too…
Octobriann Olverson
SMOKING KILLS THEM TOO…
About how smoking is also a type of endangerment for a child? Most people do not realize how badly
they are harming children just by smoking one cigarette. I feel that this act should be punished
just as if a child were endangered by abuse, neglect or even even more harmful substances.
50-67% of children under five live in homes with at least one adult smoker
….and these adults are killing these children….
DID YOU EVER THINK…
Not just the community, but the
country. And if not just the country, the world. Children cannot save themselves when they
are stuck in a room with a parent,
guardian, family member or even a
person in a room who is light up a cigarette
just to help themselves. This is child endangerment and will kill not just
the kid more than the original smoker.
THIS PLAN IS NEEDED FOR…
Many parents don’t see the harm…
DO YOU APPROVE?
The fetus and newborn
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• cleft lip or palate• blood flow change• lower birth weight
Child’s lungs and respiratory tracts
• decreases lung efficiency• impairs lung function in
children of all ages• increases both the frequency
and severity of childhood asthma
• can aggravate sinusitis, rhinitis, cystic fibrosis, and
chronic respiratory problems• increases the number of
children’s colds and sore throats
HOW DOES SMOKING AFFECT CHILDREN AND
HOW…?
Child’s ears• increases both the number
of ear infections a child will experience and the duration of the illness
• irritates the eustachian tube which causes
swelling and obstruction which interferes with
pressure equalization in the middle ear
• causes hearing loss
Child’s brain• causes behavioral
problems• modest impairment in
school/home
CONT…
But We Can Help!
BUT WE CAN
HELP!
But We Can Help!
Making sure people are educated about the dangers of smoking around a child is step one in the process of
helping save children from this endangerment. And where we should
do this?.... Parenting classes!
REALLY SIMPLE.
We need experts! People who really know about this problem and are willing to come in and
speak to parents about the dangers. They can either
volunteer or be paid a small wage to educate these parents.
WHAT’S NEEDED?
Ash traysPaper Products
Snacks
SUPPLES?
Great! The program will be apreciated and even if
we do not save every child, at least one is better than none…
OUTCOME?
THANK YOU