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'A is for Asthma'

I've come across a couple of great programmes lately which help children understand their asthma better and make them realise that they're not different or unusual for having to use their inhaler when needed.

Get Well Soon 'Easy Wheezy'

Get Well Soon is a lovely CBeebies show about all kinds of childhood illnesses and how their bodies are affected. The 'Easy Wheezy' episode isn't on on iPlayer at the moment, though the Easy Wheezy song is on YouTube. Dr Ranj Singh is a real-life paediatrician and his programmes really captivate 'A' and get her asking really good and useful questions about all manner of illnesses, including her asthma.

Sesame Street 'A is for Asthma'


The other one is the old favourite, Sesame Street. You've got to love Elmo and A is for Asthma is great. I love the angle the video clip takes, showing the child's friend what to do when he starts to get wheezy and as always the educational tone of the show is really good. Equally the website has a great toolkit aimed at helping young children and their parents manage their symptoms. Love it.

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  1. Katie5 June 2013 at 14:59

    This came on Cbeebies right around the time of one of E's epidodes. I love this program, but I was annoyed that we couldn't watch it back straight away. There was another one all about a certain other "issue" that he has. I would love to have them available to re-watch online. I'll be checking out Elmo tomorrow!

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