Some estimate that children with asthma in the United States miss more than 14 million school days each year.

There are few things more difficult for a parent than watching his or her child suffer with a chronic illness like asthma.

With no cure available, the best defense against asthma is to manage the triggers that bring on painful attacks.

You might be surprised to learn that cockroaches are the leading cause of asthma attacks for children under age five.

Learn ways to protect your family.

Cockroaches tend to congregate in areas with food or water, such as kitchens and bathrooms, and they leave behind droppings and remains that can be inhaled and trigger asthma reactions.

As the leading marketer of insect control products like Raid^® and Baygon^® insecticides, at SC Johnson we have a lot of experience with cockroaches and how to avoid them in the home.

Through the Healthy Children, Healthy Homes^® programs, we've developed a powerful learning tool to help teach families to avoid asthma triggers such as cockroaches.