For the millions of families facing the problems of childhood asthma, here is a proven, easy-to-follow holistic approach to regaining control of their lives.

Nearly one in ten children in the United States suffers from asthma. It is the leading cause of childhood hospitalization and profoundly disrupts both school and family life. CONTROL YOUR CHILD'S ASTHMA presents a proven program children and their families can use to manage the condition and live normal lives.

Pioneered in the clinics and hospitals of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region, this comprehensive, highly successful program focuses not just on medical treatments but also on emotional and social concerns. Its simple, commonsense strategies show parents and patients how to:

• get the greatest benefits—and experience the fewest side effects—from medication

• prevent flare-ups and minimize their severity when they do happen

• manage the stress and other emotional factors that can bring on an attack

• work with doctors, health plans, and schools

• deal with travel away from home

• handle the special needs of infants and teenagers

CONTROL YOUR CHILD'S ASTHMA is an essential book that no parent of a child with asthma should be without.

“Asthma in children ages 5 to 14 has risen 72 percent in the last 14 years. That makes this book an absolute must have for thousands of parents.

“It’s hard to know exactly what to do to help your child when an attack occurs. That’s where this book becomes invaluable. Farber not only describes an asthma attack, but tells the reader how to take control, explains what happens within the body during an attack and gives advice on preventative measures that can be taken to decrease the severity of attacks. This book is by far one of the best resource tools a parent can own.”—FAIRFIELD DAILY REPUBLIC (July 8, 2001)

“[A]n informative and accessible book”—Thomas Plaut, MD, author of CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: A MANUAL FOR PARENTS “It’s rich and deep and speaks with the authority of practice. I’m recommending that YES WE CAN adopt it as our official self-study book which we assign to case managers and community health workers”—Vicki Legion, Director Community Health Works, a joint program of City College of San Francisco and San Francisco State University

“If I had to review this book in a single word, it would be ‘Outstanding!’ The writing is insightful and inspirational, especially the introductory text: “How to Use This Book” and “Introduction: The Mystery Epidemic.” Someone did their homework on finding out how children and their parents feel while dealing with this disease. 

"This book reads easily, using language that is simple and concise without over use of medical jargon. The book follows a natural progression that makes sense and in some ways reads more like a novel than an instructional text. I think any parent of an asthmatic child will find this book extremely helpful, not only from an instructional standpoint, but also in its offering of emotional support. 

"The medical basis of the book is firmly rooted in the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Expert Panel Report, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. It also addresses alternative remedies in a realistic and common sense manner. The book does a great job of explaining how an asthma plan can improve asthma control. It also give parents some excellent advice on some day to day social issues such as dealing with schools, insurance companies, and travel, just to mention a few. If you have a child with asthma, get this book.”—John Neil Rhoades, Registered Respiratory Therapist and Asthma “Guide” on About.com

A "well-organized book to be read and referenced by anyone—parent, health care practitioner, or other justifiably concerned person, such as a teacher with asthmatic students—who wishes to be knowledgeable as possible in the art of managing and controlling childhood asthma from infancy through adolescence.... ...a superb book..."—Richard M. Roth, MD, reviewing in THE PERMANENTE JOURNAL (Winter 2002)

"The book is very complete, well written, and easily an understood compendium of our current understanding of ashma

"The book is well-written and easily understood by the lay public. I plan to recommend it to my patient and encourage other practitioners to do likewise."—Bradley E. Chipps, MD PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY (2002)

CONTROL YOUR CHILD'S ASTHMA "provides enough information to satisfy the needs of most patients without overwhelming the lay reader with too many technical details.  The book can be read in a single day without too much difficulty....  An extensive discussion of medications is accompanied by the author's opinions in a sensitive, but refreshingly no-holds-barred manner....

"—Jay Portnoy, MD, ANNALS OF ALLERGY, ASTHMAS & IMMUNOLOGY (November 2002)