Pediatric asthma is very much related to stress. Many of us wish that child hood of all the children of world should be full of joy and enjoyment however facts of life are different. Pediatric asthma can be stress full and it is as stress full for children as it is for adults. There is very tricky and dual link between the pediatric asthma and stress. Pediatric asthma can increase your stress and in the same way stress can increase pediatric asthma. When this process starts and is not treated in time can even lead to death.
According to an estimate pediatric asthma cases are increasing all over the world due to lack of knowledge. As pediatric asthma is linked with stress therefore it is advised to treat asthma in a manner where there is no stress. It is but natural that you will be under stress if your child is suffering from pediatric asthma. However at the same time if you show the same stress to your child you will increase his burden which he may not be able to carry. Therefore it is advised that you should not let your child know about your stress.
Besides that you shall help your child to live happy and carry on routine activities in a manner where he does not feel that he is suffering from pediatric asthma.
In order to treat pediatric asthma in your child you must strictly adhere to the treatment plan. It has come to the notice that symptoms of pediatric asthma in kids have been misunderstood by parents and hence resulted in delayed treatment. Delayed treatment obviously puts families and kids under stress whereas it is not good for kid’s health. Therefore it is highly recommended that if your child is suffering from pediatric asthma must get his complete treatment plan and follow it strictly. Stress is poison for patients of pediatric asthma therefore it must be avoided in all circumstances.
(Greenville, DE)—Louis Savino enjoyed the time of his young life this summer, petting horses, bowling and swimming. These may seem like everyday activities for a 9-year-old, but having everyday fun has its challenges for children with asthma.Louis, a Middletown, Del., resident, attended Asthma Camp, where volunteers from Christiana Care made certain Louis and 10 other campers stayed healthy while they played games and learned how to manage their asthma.
"Volunteers are integral to the success of the camp," says Will Braunlein, program specialist for the American Lung Association. "People from Christiana Care step up each and every year."
Mary Gant, a Christiana Care nurse and registered respiratory therapist, has volunteered for 12 years. This year, she helped guide a canoe trip on the Brandywine River.
"Kids whose triggers are heat or humidity or physical exercise learn that they can still have an excellent time canoeing and swimming if they pre-medicate," she says. "Parents tell us their kids don't like to take their medications in front of other children, but they don't worry about it here."
Based at Christiana Care's Eugene du Pont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, the week-long Asthma Camp is designed to educate children ages 7 to 11 on ways to deal with such asthma triggers as pollen, smoke and animals.
For example, kids who react to animals learned that it's OK to pet a horse, as long as you wash your face and hands afterward.
"It's a fun environment that stimulates learning," Braunlein says.
Christiana Care allows employees to devote work hours to volunteering at the camp. It's important to reach out to the community, says Fran Gott, Christiana Care's clinical manager of respiratory care and a former Asthma Camp volunteer himself.
"We try to accommodate schedules so the camp has the support of respiratory therapists, day in and day out," he says. "We are committed to helping these children who are severe asthmatics attend camp like any other kids."
Louis and the other campers learned about asthma through such hands-on activities as filling toilet-paper tubes with cotton candy and then dissolving the cotton candy with spray from a water gun.
"The water gun is like our inhalers," he says. "It clears out the tubes so we can breathe better."
One of the best parts of camp is getting to know other kids who have asthma.
"Summer is supposed to be fun," Louis says. "I learned a lot at Asthma Camp—and had fun at the same time."
(Greenville, DE)—Louis Savino enjoyed the time of his young life this summer, petting horses, bowling and swimming. These may seem like everyday activities for a 9-year-old, but having everyday fun has its challenges for children with asthma.Louis, a Middletown, Del., resident, attended Asthma Camp, where volunteers from Christiana Care made certain Louis and 10 other campers stayed healthy while they played games and learned how to manage their asthma.
"Volunteers are integral to the success of the camp," says Will Braunlein, program specialist for the American Lung Association. "People from Christiana Care step up each and every year."
Mary Gant, a Christiana Care nurse and registered respiratory therapist, has volunteered for 12 years. This year, she helped guide a canoe trip on the Brandywine River.
"Kids whose triggers are heat or humidity or physical exercise learn that they can still have an excellent time canoeing and swimming if they pre-medicate," she says. "Parents tell us their kids don't like to take their medications in front of other children, but they don't worry about it here."
Based at Christiana Care's Eugene du Pont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, the week-long Asthma Camp is designed to educate children ages 7 to 11 on ways to deal with such asthma triggers as pollen, smoke and animals.
For example, kids who react to animals learned that it's OK to pet a horse, as long as you wash your face and hands afterward.
"It's a fun environment that stimulates learning," Braunlein says.
Christiana Care allows employees to devote work hours to volunteering at the camp. It's important to reach out to the community, says Fran Gott, Christiana Care's clinical manager of respiratory care and a former Asthma Camp volunteer himself.
"We try to accommodate schedules so the camp has the support of respiratory therapists, day in and day out," he says. "We are committed to helping these children who are severe asthmatics attend camp like any other kids."
Louis and the other campers learned about asthma through such hands-on activities as filling toilet-paper tubes with cotton candy and then dissolving the cotton candy with spray from a water gun.
"The water gun is like our inhalers," he says. "It clears out the tubes so we can breathe better."
One of the best parts of camp is getting to know other kids who have asthma.
"Summer is supposed to be fun," Louis says. "I learned a lot at Asthma Camp—and had fun at the same time."