A Child’s Asthma: Controlling or Controllable? Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children. Symptoms include repeated attacks of shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing. An asthma attack occurs when the airways contract, swell, and clog up with mucus. Attacks can persist for minutes, even hours. A child suffering from asthma is affected by all aspects of his surroundings. The environment a child is exposed to, including home, school, and being outdoors can …showed first 75 words of 744 total…

…showed last 75 words of 744 total…attacks. Asthma doesn’t have to change your child’s life. With proper treatment and accurate dosing medication, your child can lead a normal life. Though it is smart to avoid certain agents. Your child may still have an attack every once in awhile. Your goal should be to make the attacks so rare that they never slow down a child’s life. When you take all preventative precautions, that goal is well within reach.