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Can You Give Your Child ADHD?
Thursday, July 28, 2011 by Jeannie Fleming-Gifford
I spend $2.60 a day on a cup of coffee. Shocking, isn't it?
When it comes to bad habits, I'm afraid that is all I have to share. B-O-R-I-N-G, I know. I like it that way.
Compared to smoking, my coffee addiction doesn't get much attention. I have to say, I applaud Stef for being so honest in her recent blog. It's one thing to smoke, it's another to admit it to a few hundred thousand folks, many with strong views on how this habit may, or may not, impact the development of children.
Recently, I came across this article. Yikes. If their outcomes are indeed true, here's a great reason to snuff out that final cigarette butt.
Do you think second hand smoke is the cause of ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)?
Don't think I'm crazy. It's true, or at least that is what the most recent research is telling us:
Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new study.
Researchers found that of more than 55,000 U.S. children younger than 12 years, six percent lived with a smoker. And those kids were more likely to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a learning disability, or "conduct disorder" than children in smoke-free homes.
Even after accounting for a number of possible explanations -- like parents' incomes and education levels -- secondhand smoke was still tied to a higher risk of behavioral problems, said Hillel R. Alpert of the Harvard School of Public Health, one of the researchers on the work.
When it comes to growth and development, there are many things we can't control, but there are some things - like making the choice to smoke (OR NOT
) that we can.
Are you a smoker?
What's your addiction worth to you?
