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How to manage parental anxiety around a child's breathing condition

My child has asthma and I check on them breathing at night even though they're ten years old and I know this anxiety is mine, not theirs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Our protective instincts can outlast the actual level of vigilance required, creating suffering for ourselves without adding safety for our children.

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“Where Are You with Respiratory health and breathing?”

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