Working With the Care Team

Asthma care works best when parents and the care team work together. Your child will have regular asthma checkups every 3 to 6 months.

Before visits:

During visits:

Tell your child's doctor if they have:

  • Had more flare-ups.
  • Needed their reliever medicine more often.
  • New triggers or symptoms.

Ask questions if there's anything you don't understand. Our team is here to help you keep your child's asthma under control.

Tracking Asthma Symptoms

Keeping track of symptoms in an asthma diary can help you and the doctor understand your child’s asthma. This information helps the doctor decide if treatment needs to change. Bring your child’s asthma diary to doctor visits.

An asthma diary can help you record:

  • Symptoms
  • Medicines taken
  • Possible triggers
  • How well medicines did or didn’t work

Asthma Control

With the right care, your child’s asthma can be well controlled. This helps prevent flare-ups and emergencies.

To help your child control their asthma:

  • Follow their Asthma Action Plan.
  • Make sure they take their controller medicines each day.
  • Avoid asthma triggers.
  • Recognize early warning signs.