Besides you as parents, their siblings and friends, kids may love toys, play andfood perhaps the most. I know I did. Another thing I know from experience is some forms of play and food are factors that can trigger an asthma attack.
Boy, was it sad being told when I had my first attack as a kid that Id have to stay indoors most of the time or I couldnt eat my favorite foods, so I can empathize with any kid who is going through the same thing. But at this point, as an adult, I can also empathize with any parent who has to raise a kid with asthma.
Just how do you go about doing that?
It goes without saying that at times what may be the best for our kids is not what they may want simply because they just dont understand. Now when, it comes to laying strict rules for children to prevent asthma attacks, it sometimes may cause friction between a parent and a child.
That considered, try to do the following:
Sit with the child and have a heart to heart talk with them about their health challenge and why extra care has to be taken to not aggravate its symptoms.
You may have to be creative in explaining to them why they have such a disease as...