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Prevention
By Mayo Clinic staffCareful planning and steering clear of asthma triggers are the best ways to prevent asthma attacks.
- Avoid triggers. As much as possible, avoid the allergens and irritants that your child's doctor has identified as asthma triggers.
- Ban smoking around your child. Exposure to tobacco smoke during infancy is a strong risk factor for childhood asthma, as well as a common trigger of asthma attacks.
- Encourage your child to be active. As long as your child's asthma is well controlled, regular physical activity can condition the lungs to work more efficiently.
- Have a plan. Work with your child's doctor to develop an asthma action plan, and make sure all of your child's caregivers — child care providers, teachers, coaches, and the parents of your child's friends — have a copy. Some plans use a peak flow meter that can detect decreases in lung function before your child feels any symptoms, giving you important information on how to treat your child's asthma from day to day.
