PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE IN YOUR HOME
If you smoke, quit.
If you can't or won't quit, smoke outside.
If others in your household smoke, ask them to quit.
If they can't or won't quit, ask them to smoke outside the house.
If you are a smoker and visit friends or other family members, don't endanger their health by lighting up.
When eating in a restaurant, always ask to be seated in the No Smoking section.
Sit in the No Smoking section and do not smoke in restaurants if children are with you.
Make your home smoke-free.
Support strong clean indoor air laws in your community.
Demand your rights to a smoke-free work environment.
Teach your children about the dangers of smoking.
Encourage your children's day care and schools to become completely smoke-free.
Share with other adults your concern about the effects of secondhand smoke on children.
Never smoke in a car. The exposure is very great in such a small, confined area.
BENEFITS OF A SMOKE-FREE HOME
The greatest benefit of all is that you will remove from your home all the health risks associated with secondhand tobacco smoke. Also,
Your home will smell better.
Your food will taste better.
You will spend less time, energy, and money cleaning your curtains, walls, windows, and mirrors.
Your insurance rates may be lower - check with your insurance company.
Even your pets will be healthier. Secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer in dogs.