This is the shocking moment a toddler was filmed puffing away on a cigarette… encouraged by his father.The little Chinese boy, wearing a colourful coat, is asked to turn round by his dad so he can prove to the camera that he is smoking.
He inhales the cigarette smoke before coughing and attempts to put the stick on the floor, but his father stops him and makes a clicking noise of disapproval. He then tells the tot to take a drag.
Obediently the child sticks the cigarette back into his mouth, even holding on to it with his lips, hands-free, just as a seasoned smoker would. Again he coughs but the dad continues to encourage him. The boy has even perfected the stance of an expert smoker, complete with the hand movements and tapping leg.
His father laughs as he watches his son taking a puff.