The Asthma and Allergy Action Plan for Kids - by Allen Dozor & Kate Kelly (Paperback)

About the Book

From the head of one of the world's largest pediatric pulmonary practices comes a complete plan to empower parents with a strong promise: never again will allergies and asthma hold a child back.

Book Synopsis

Statistics show that up to 40 percent of children in the United States suffer from allergies and at least 10 percent suffer from asthma. That translates into almost five million American children affected by both allergies and asthma. And as Dr. Allen J. Dozor, head of one of the largest pediatric pulmonary practices in the United States, has seen among his patients, some of the most upsetting effects of allergies and asthma are the psychological wounds inflicted on a child's self-image. There is the constant protectiveness from caregivers, confusing limits and rules, headaches, obesity, shortness of breath, and sleep deprivation. In some cases these side effects, such as stress and obesity, cycle back to make the original condition worse.
Dr. Dozor's plan, developed over the last twenty years, is designed to empower both parents and children. His warmhearted but reality-based approach includes

• How to give the right amount of medication for best effects and no side effects
• Empowering your children to manage their own condition so that they can feel safe and secure
• Prevention and management in school
• Handling emergencies

And much more!

Review Quotes

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D author of Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development Here at last is a book that empowers both parents and children to prevent and control this frightening disease.

Mike Tringale, M.S.M. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America A superior source of up-to-date information written in a way that makes it easy for anyone to understand. It should be in the home of every person with asthma or allergies.

Nancy Sanders founder and president, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics This is the big-picture approach parents have been clamoring for.

About the Author

Allen J. Dozor, MD, is chief of pediatric pulmonology at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center and professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College.

Kate Kelly (1950-2012) was the coauthor of two bestselling books, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?! and The ADDed Dimension. An advanced practice mental health nurse with over thirty years' experience as a family, group, and individual therapist, she was a legendary pioneer in the world of Adult ADHD and founded the ADDed Dimension Coaching Group.