Families

Reconciling Parenting and Smoking in the Context of Child Development

In this article we explore the micro-social context of parental tobacco use in the first years of a child’s life and early childhood. We conducted individual interviews with 28 mothers and fathers during the 4 years following the birth of their child.

2013
Bottorff, J. L.
Oliffe, J. L.
Kelly, M. T.
Johnson, J. L.
Chan, A.

Reconciling Parenting and Smoking in the Context of Child Development

Most research focuses on the negative impact of second-hand smoke and children and ways to reduce this risk. This study utilized qualitative interviews to better understand how children influence parent smoking practices.

2013
Bottorff, J. L.
Oliffe, J. L.
Kelly, M. T.
Johnson, J. L.
Chan, A.