Extended family – grandparents, aunts and uncles, even close friends can all help to spend time with your other children when the asthmatic child is ill. Social media – keep in touch with friends or other parents of children with asthma by using Twitter, Facebook or chat rooms such as Netmum’s. or Asthma UK has […]
Older children in the family: May feel responsible for a younger child with asthma. May resent having to watch out for the child with asthma. May be overprotective of their brother/sister fearing an attack. May be jealous of the attention the asthmatic child gets. May be embarrassed by some of the asthma symptoms their brother/sister […]
Younger children in the family: May not understand why their brother/sister is ill sometimes and well at other times. Especially around the time the child is first diagnosed. They may be frightened that they will “get asthma too”. Might be jealous of the attention the child with asthma gets from you and others. May find […]
Any parent of a child with asthma will go through times of stress or worry when your child is unwell. You may recognise some of the following feelings in yourself. Anxiety -Constantly being aware and looking out for asthma symptoms or being frightened of a severe attack. Fatigue – Especially if your child has night […]
You will know that when your child has asthma, the rest of the family may also be affected in some way and the whole family has to accept are living with the changes this may bring. Each family member can be affected in different ways. As a parent you want to do the best for all […]
You also need to be open to accepting help when it is offered. Explain that you will let family and friends know when you will take up their offer to help even though you don’t need it yet. If you keep on refusing help when it is offered family and friends may stop asking. Self […]
Even those close to you may not appreciate how your COPD is affecting you physically, emotionally and socially. Everyone leads a busy life and sometimes family and friends don’t offer help because they don’t know you need it or they don’t know how to help. Talking about what help you need or what you are […]
You also need to be open to accepting help and support when it is offered. Explain that you will let family and friends know when you will take up their offer to help even though you don’t need it yet. If you keep on refusing help when it is offered family and friends may stop […]
Even those close to you may not appreciate how your asthma is affecting you physically, emotionally and socially. Everyone leads a busy life and sometimes family and friends don’t offer help because they don’t know you need it or they don’t know how to help. Talking about what help you need or what you are […]
