Dad teaches toddler to smoke on came

SHOCKING footage of a father passing a lit cigarette to his baby son for a puff has been posted online.

In the two-minute video, published by The Sun, the toddler puts the cigarette in his mouth and drags on it repeatedly after being encouraged by his dad — while a woman can be heard laughing in the background.

At one point the youngster points to the fag while his dad is holding it — but when the man refuses to hand it over the child bursts into tears.

At another stage, the boy smiles and giggles into the camera.

Bad example ... The dad hand the cigarette over to his son. Source: Supplied

The boy then points to a fresh packet of smokes and the father offers to light him one.

Footage of the incident — which is said to have occurred in Russia, although it has not been verified as genuine — has been viewed thousands of times online.

And sadly, this is not the first time footage of a smoking toddler has shocked the world.

In 2010 it was revealed Aldi Rizal, a two-year-old Indonesian boy, had picked up the horrific habit in his village in Sumatra.

Puffing tot ... Aldi Rizal sucking back on a ciggie in his village in Sumatra. Source: AFP

Thankfully, Aldi quit his 40-cigarettes-a-day habit at the ripe old age of five and traded it for a junk food addiction and now weighs 25 kilograms.

Aldi’s mother Diane Rizal, 28, told The Daily Mail at the time: “When Aldi first quit smoking he would demand a lot of toys.

“He would bang his head on the wall if he couldn’t get what he wanted. That’s why I get him cigarettes in the first place — because of his temper and his crying.

“Now I don’t give him cigarettes, but he eats a lot. With so many people living in the house it’s hard to stop him from getting food.”

Going potty ... The young toddler inhaling from the alleged joint. Picture: Chief Smokes/Vine Source: Supplied

Two weeks ago, a similarly disturbing video that appeared to show a toddler smoking marijuana was uploaded online, sparking a manhunt for its parents.

The video, uploaded by Vine user Chief Smokes, shows a young toddler allegedly smoking a joint of marijuana while wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt.

The toddler is seen inhaling from the alleged joint, before sitting back down on a toilet seat.

Adults are heard laughing in the background, and a pair of one adult’s hands is seen briefly before the video ends.