Explaining Asthma to a Child

When a child is small, it can be hard to explain what asthma is.  Try the tips below to make your job a little easier.  Always use pictures to help you explain.  You will need to fit these explanations to your child's asthma symptons and action plan.

 

     * Talk about how normal lungs work

            "Your lings are in your chest. When your lungs are normal, the air goes in and out easy.  The tubes inside your body that carry the air in and out of your lungs are round and open and clear"