title: Parenting practices in pregnancy smokers compared to non smokers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The present investigation compared parenting practices in a sample of preschoolers whose mothers reported smoking during pregnancy versus those who did not.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of n = 216, 3.0- to 5.11-year-old children, participants in an ongoing longitudinal study, was separated into those reportedly exposed to smoking in utero and those who were not. Parenting practices were compared between the two groups, using T-tests and exact logistic regressions. Multiple linear regressions and multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the association between smoking status and parenting, controlling for variables also known to be associated with parenting practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Current study findings suggest that smoking during pregnancy is associated with harsh parenting practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study results highlight the possible role of parenting in disruptive outcomes well-known in toddlers exposed to nicotine in utero and have implications for targeting early interventions in these populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Mini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belden
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spitznagel
authors.forename: Lauren S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wakschlag
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luby
keywords: Disruptive behavior; Parenting; Prenatal; Smoking