Does my Child Have Asthma? questions to help sort it out

 A "yes" answer to any of these means we should chat.

  • When walking or playing hard with friends, my child has trouble breathing or coughs

  • Sometimes my child wakes up at night with coughing or trouble breathing

  • Sometimes my child has trouble taking a deep breath

  • Sometimes my child makes wheezing sounds

  • Being outdoors or around dust or pets makes my child's breathing worse

  • It's hard for my child to breathe in cold weather

  • It's hard for my child to breathe when people smoke or there are strong odors

  • Colds make my child cough or wheeze

  • My child went to the doctor's office or to the ER for trouble breathing this past year

  • My child can't do some things because of breathing problems or coughing

 

 

 

 

updated April 16, 2007