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Parents acknowledged the importance of physical activity and its role in promoting the health and well-being of their children with asthma. Although parents experienced worry and fear in relation to their child’s asthma, parents felt that through good asthma management and communication they are able to normalize living with asthma and support their children’s participation in physical activity. Parents considered the physical environment when making decisions regarding physical activity; parents were aware of environmental factors which could trigger or exacerbate their child’s asthma symptoms during physical activity. The knowledge constructed in this study suggests that for parents of children with asthma, having asthma did not influence parents to restrict their children’s participation in physical activity. Instead, parents worked to minimize asthma symptoms which may arise during physical activity. 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