Breathlessness in children

How do you identify the source of your child’s breathlessness?

• If your child is breathless – sit them down.
• Zone into their breathing and note what they are feeling.
• Carry out your child’s breathing control exercises for 2 minutes.
• If they still feel breathless follow their asthma action plan and help them to take their usual dose of blue reliever inhaler.
• If your child feels better after your breathing control exercises, it may have been normal breathlessness or their altered breathing pattern.
• If they feel better after their reliever inhaler then it was their asthma.
• If they don’t feel better after both, follow their asthma action plan and seek medical review and advice.