Smoking Child

Can you imagine that?

At the age of 18 months old he learned to smoke.

A two year-old old Indonesian child addicted in tobacco. It was reported in ABS CBN featuring the toddler started smoking at the age of 18 months when his father gave his first cigarette.

The entire world who watched the video got shocked. It drew attention to all health experts worldwide that Southeast Asian country’s growing tobacco addiction of children be investigated.

There is something wrong with the child if he can’t take nicotine; he has tantrums and he will beat his head on the wall if his parents refuse to give his daily dose of nicotine. Now, he can consume 40 sticks a day. He is addicted to smoke.

How come his father could say this child is healthy? It is clearly a child abuse considering that he is risking the health of the child. The parents has big responsiblity to this child.

In 2009, a health law recognized that smoking is addictive and pushed the anti-smoking restriction in all public places and cigarette packages.

Secondhand smoking is dangerous to our health especially to the children. Children can afford to buy a stick of cigarette consindering it costs only few cents.

This scenario is also happening in our country, there are youngster under five years of age who have started smoking. Beginners before in smoking cigarettes were under 19years old but now it’s down to seven according to study.

A father may let their child to buy cigarette for his consumption and out of curiousity the child try to smoke not knowing the danger it brings.

The parents have a big role in disciplining their children in all aspect. Teach your children the right thing and tell them what's the consequence when doing wrong. Children supposed to live a normal life. It should be started at home but contrary to this father which pushes his child to addiction.

Do you think the advertising industry has something to do with this?

Now the child was advised by the government to be in rehabilitation center.