Parenting with Asthma

Navigating 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...

Asthma 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...

Oh, 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...

Along 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...

As 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...

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...

Having 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...

Being 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 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...

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...

A 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...

I 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...