cigarette ashes?? She always does it... It's nasty-o! We try to hid them but she always finds them!
2007-12-30 07:42:54 · 15 answers · asked by .... 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
First of all Im not smoking its someone else in the house and i cant control what they do!
2007-12-30 07:51:52 · update #1
It may be pica. Here is a website about it... And take her to a doctor to get her blood nutrient levels checked.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/pica.html
2007-12-30 07:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Betsy 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The person who smokes, shouldn't do it in the same house where a child lives.
Firstly, try asking them not to smoke.
Try asking them to remove their cigarette ash when they've finished.
Tell them what's happening and ask them to please help you to prevent it as its unhealthy for your child.
Most normal responsible adults will be mortified to discover that something they do is harming a child. Try to have the conversation that you need to really have with them. After all, its not just your child thats at risk, its you too. Secondary smoking is bad for your health. The law says so. You have a right not to breathe someone else's smoke.
We don't allow anyone to smoke anywhere near the children. But its a struggle to get them to see that even one cigarette is harmful. Family members are the most difficult to tackle.
See if you can change the situation for the better. Good luck!
2007-12-30 16:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth v 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's your child in your house, you most certainly can stop someone from smoking around her. Be a responsible parent and put an end to the indoor smoking.
2007-12-30 16:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by SoBox 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about not smoking anywhere near the child for starters. Does the child display any other unusual eating habits? Could be pica as Betsy said or it could just be curiosity and trying to copy adult behavior.
2007-12-30 15:47:18 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spray water at her? i thought she was a child not a cat..please.
make whoever is smoking smoke outside or keep their ashtrays put up and cleaned up. most kids will play in an ashtray if they find it and yes with a small child it always ends up in their mouth.(gross)
no one smokes in my home full time but when mom comes over she sometimes smokes i have one ashtray and it has a lid on it..its sort of like a cup with a lid with a hole in it for butts, kids cant get in it and when she leaves i empty it and wash it up for next trip. you can get those at the dollar store for about 2 bucks.
2007-12-30 18:57:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you smoke, QUIT.
It's bad for the childs health anyway.
You can get help to stop smoking online.
OR- Don't stop smoking and throw your ashes in the bin outside or you can put them down the sink ?
Holly x
2007-12-30 15:50:06 · answer #6 · answered by holiiee_x 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can control who smokes in your house. It's YOUR house.
Have them go outside or not smoke at all. Then, tell them to keep their mess put up.
2007-12-30 18:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
uh put them in a very high place an light them on fire so when they go to eat them theyll get burnt and hopefully get it thru their thick lil skull not to do that! plus ur a parent ask a doctor or an old person they might know
best of luck to ya
God bless
2007-12-30 15:53:21 · answer #8 · answered by bigdog 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, b4 u post a Q like this, think of how it makes u look. lol, Well smoke outside, keep the kid inside, or everytime she does spray water at her and say "No"
2007-12-30 15:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can control what they do, if it's harming your daughter which it is. Speak up for the sake of your daughter.
2007-12-30 17:43:42 · answer #10 · answered by Devon and Paige's Mommy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋