Parenting While Managing a Chronic IllnessWhether or not you have a child, most individuals would agree that parenting is hard. Although there is no right or wrong way to raise a child, new trends, latest...
Empowering Your Children With Asthma: Teach Them What They Need to KnowAs a parent of a child who has asthma, it's important to teach your child about his or her disease. When kids are very young, they may not always understand...
Parenting While Managing a Chronic IllnessWhether or not you have a child, most individuals would agree that parenting is hard. Although there is no right or wrong way to raise a child, new trends, latest...
Empowering Your Children With Asthma: Teach Them What They Need to KnowAs a parent of a child who has asthma, it's important to teach your child about his or her disease. When kids are very young, they may not always understand...
Parenting While Managing a Chronic IllnessWhether or not you have a child, most individuals would agree that parenting is hard. Although there is no right or wrong way to raise a child, new trends, latest...
Empowering Your Children With Asthma: Teach Them What They Need to KnowAs a parent of a child who has asthma, it's important to teach your child about his or her disease. When kids are very young, they may not always understand...
Seven Tips for Parents with a Chronic ConditionNavigating life with a chronic condition can be challenging. Adding children and parenting stress into the mix can make it feel like an impossible task at times. No matter where...
Tips for Teaching Your Child Proper Inhaler TechniqueAsthma inhalers are one of the most effective tools for achieving and maintaining steady asthma control. The medicine they deliver is important, even in the presence of triggers and irritants...
Mom GuiltOh, boy was I guilty of this! Should we continue our career? Or stay home with the kids? Why can't I keep up on the piles of laundry, make sure...
5 Warning Signs of Asthma in ChildrenAlong with being an asthmatic, I’m also the parent of three asthmatic children. I had some pretty bad experiences with asthma as a kid myself, and won’t let my kids...
Asthma Books and Videos For The KiddosAs a Certified Asthma Educator, (AE-C), I love teaching families about asthma. Especially since I live with asthma and have three kids who inherited asthma from me. So, it's a...
Is This My Inhaler or Yours?With a family of 5 with allergies and asthma, we have a lot of allergy and asthma medicines in our house. As I was getting ready for work in our...
Finding the Right Babysitter for your Asthmatic ChildHaving an asthmatic child is tough. There is nothing worse than watching your child struggling to breathe. Modern medicine has come a really long way as far as treatment options...
Parenting and FatigueBeing a parent is a tiring job, and often, life with a chronic illness often comes with fatigue. Both together can be a recipe for complete exhaustion and feelings of...
Asthma Action Plans and the KiddosAsthma action plans are an integral part of managing asthma. It is important for any and all asthmatics to have one, regardless of their age and/or asthma severity. Children are...
When Should You Take Your Child to the ER for Asthma?This is always a scary time, and as mom to three kids with asthma, we had a lots of trips to the hospital when my kids were little. They were...
6 Signs of Severe Asthma in Infants and Small ChildrenA problem with infants and small children is they can’t speak for themselves. They feel asthma symptoms, but they can’t tell you how they feel. This is where it comes...
Playing Hard with Asthma: How Kids Feel About Exercise with AsthmaI used to walk into work at a school-aged daycare in the morning--the kids would run at me, "Miss Kerri!" They'd exclaim before I could even get my jacket or...
