Parents, Caregivers and Kids

Watch the "Breathing Freely: Controlling Asthma Triggers" Video

(WMV, 51 M, 13:30) | Transcript (TXT, 15 K)

It's hard to see a child sick. The good news is you can help a child gain control over asthma. That means fewer days out of school and fewer attacks that can be scary for you and the child.

Along with the doctor, you have an important role in helping a child control asthma.

For Parents and Caregivers
For Kids
Hotlines and Online Communities

For Parents and Caregivers

	Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma (PDF) (36 pp., 1.05 M, about PDF) Ayude a su niño a controlar el asma (PDF) (36 pp., 437 K, ) This brochure offers tips on how to manage asthma such as following simple steps to minimize exposure to asthma triggers found indoors and out.
	Clearing the Air: 10 Steps to Making Your Home Asthma-Friendly (PDF) (1 page, 38 K) Cómo purificar el aire que provoca ataques de asma en interiores: Diez pasos para hacer su casa acogedora para asmáticos (PDF) (1 page, 38 K) This one-page, simple-to-follow guidance document lists recommended actions to help control asthma triggers in the home.

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For Kids

	Dusty The Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers (PDF) (8 pp., 943 M) [EPA 402-F-04-008] Dusty la Carpa Dorada del Asma y Sus Provocadores de Asma (PDF) (8 pp., 1 M) [EPA 402-F-04-009] This educational activity book helps children learn more about asthma triggers.
	Why is Coco Orange? (PDF) (PDF 19 pp., 1.39 M) This picture book helps all children, especially those with asthma, learn about air quality and how to stay healthy when the air quality is bad.

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Hotlines and Online Communities

Join other parents and caregivers in an online asthma community

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. Visit www.inspire.com/groups/asthma-and-allergy-foundation-of-america

Call a Hotline with Additional Question

The Asthma and Allergy Network/Mothers of Asthmatics Patient Support Center
www.aanma.org/ask-a-nurse/
1-800-315-8056
Hours: M-TH, 8 am to 5 pm EST; F, 9 am to 12 noon EST.

Smoke-free Homes

Do not smoke indoors.
Choose to smoke outside.
Use resources provided by EPA to find tips on keeping a smoke-free home and car.

Asthma Action Plan (PDF) (2 pp., 119 K)
Asthma Action Plans include a list of the person's triggers and how to avoid them, instructions for taking asthma medicine, information on what to do during an asthma episode, instructions on when to call a doctor and emergency telephone numbers.