Is it true that the "terrible two's" are even more terrible if mothers smoked during their pregnancies?

Question

Is second-hand cigarette smoke harmful to non-smokers?

Answer 1

No, it's a myth. But no one should be smoking around an expectant mother. And yes, second-hand smoke is very dangerous to non-smokers. The smoke is not filtered. It's actually awful for surrounding people.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as "Terrible twos". Children are all different, and they all have different patterns of development. So in other words.. some child might be a "terrible two" while another is a "terrible five" It is all a combination of environment and genetic factors.
obviously Second hand smoking is harmful to non-smokers- especially young children.
Mothers smoking during their preganancies will definately affect the later outcome of their children and their development.

Answer 3

I don't smoke. All I can say is that the ' terrible two's ' are NOTHING compared to the ' terrifying three's ' !

As to the second hand smoke question, a report came out either 2 or 3 weeks ago stating that it was a leading indicator of lung cancer in non smokers and a major cause in childhood asthma.

Answer 4

Second hand smoke is worse then smokeing a cigarette yourself and it's not the terrible two's you have to worry about it's the ''Rotten Threes''

Answer 5

Yes, it can cause asthma, low birth weight, cancer, ton and tons of problems! That is so sad to hear. I can't believe a Mother would be so selfish to harm her own children like that.

Secondhand smoke can be harmful in many ways.
In the United States alone, each year it is responsible for:

An estimated 35,000 to 40,000 deaths from heart disease in people who are not current smokers
About 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmoking adults
Other respiratory problems in nonsmokers, including coughing, phlegm, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function

150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations

Increases in the number and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million asthmatic children

The 1986 US Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of involuntary smoking reached 3 important conclusions about secondhand smoke:

Involuntary smoking causes disease, including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers.
When compared with the children of nonsmoking parents, children of parents who smoke have more frequent respiratory infections, more respiratory symptoms, and slower development of lung function as the lung matures.
Separating smokers and nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke.
So sad :( poor kids have to live with that.

Answer 6

I don't think the first statement is accurate.
And the answer to the second is absolutely. Especially in children, smoking in the house can cause them to develop asthma, and respiratory problems.
Adults in chronic second hand smoke can also develop cancer. For example: Dana Reeves.

Answer 7

Yes and Yes It's been proven that women who smoke during pregnancy have more "active" kids.

Answer 8

1)NO 2) ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY