Study: Preschoolers at play mimic parents' smoking, drinking habits

Tuesday, September 6, 2005

CHICAGO -- Preschoolers pretending to shop for a Barbie doll's social evening were more likely to choose cigarettes if their parents smoked, and wine or beer if their parents drank, a study found.

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