From SanoLabs, the makers of the Sam app
Two homes, one record: both parents see the same picture
When your child with asthma lives in two homes, both parents need the same written plan from the practice and one shared record of nights, reliever use and notes. If your child has their own phone with Sam, they keep the record there and share it with both parents through Friends and Family. With a younger child, you keep one shared sheet. That way each home knows what happened in the other.
What does the other home not see?
Your child sleeps half the week with each parent. What happened the night before easily gets lost at handover. The record is about the child, not about the parents. The simplest way is a sheet or notebook that travels in the child's bag: one line per day with the date, the night (calm, coughed, woke), reliever (yes or no, how often) and anything unusual.
- The nightWhether your child coughed or woke up in the night.
- The relieverHow often it was used, and on which day.
- The preventerWhether it was given, as the practice prescribed.
- A cold or triggerWhat was different in that home: an infection, dust, pets, pollen.
- Days offDays without nursery or school, and the home your child was in.
What does each home need on hand?
The plan and the inhaler have to be where the child is. What each home should keep is a question for the practice.
- The action planThe practice writes it. Ask for a copy for each home and one for your child's bag.
- Device and spacerWhich device, which spacer, and where your child has them with them. The practice says what each home needs.
- The numbersPractice, emergency number and both parents in one place everyone knows.
- The recordOne shared record instead of two half stories.
What do you say to the other parent and other carers?
You can say I write down how the night went and send you the sheet at handover. Please add what happened in your home.
Both note their own home. It is about the child, not about checking up.
You can say Let us both have the practice's current action plan, same version.
One plan, one picture.
You can say Let us give grandparents, new partners and nursery the same plan and the same numbers.
What applies to everyone is written down with the practice's plan.
How does the record stay factual?
Short, plain entries help both of you. Who saw what, and when, is not the point.
- Same wordsFor example: night without cough, night with cough, reliever once.
- Facts onlyWhat happened, with no judgment.
- To the visitBring the record from both homes. If your child has Sam on their own phone, they can create the report and show it at the visit. A parent cannot do that through the sharing.
- Open questionsQuestions between the parents are settled apart from the record. Sam does not settle them.
Sam and your child
One record for both homes
The program lives on your child's phone, if they have one. They keep nights, reliever use and notes there and can create the PDF report. They share selected details through Friends and Family, and each parent sees what is shared with them. Neither parent can add entries or create a report through it.
- Attacks and reliever useOne short entry with the date, a rated strength and the reliever use.
- Nights and preventerNights woken and preventer intake sit in the record with dates.
- Report as a PDFThe report sums up a period you choose, for the pediatrician.
- Share the recordEach parent sees what your child shares with them. Neither of you makes entries or creates a report.
Logged attacks2
Reliever-use days4
Nights woken3
Sick days2
A summary of your own entries. Your doctor interprets it.
The handover with a record
Instead of"It was all fine" at handover
In SamThe week's logged nights are in the record your child shares.
Instead ofKnowing only half the week at the appointment
In SamOne report sums up the chosen period for the appointment.
Instead ofAsking again every time
In SamEach parent sees what your child shares with them.
Sam records what is entered. It does not diagnose anything, and the assessment is up to the pediatrician.
What parents often ask
EmergencyWhen should I get help right away?+
This is general safety information, not a diagnosis.
- In an emergency or if you are unsure, call your local emergency number (112 in the EU, 999 in the UK, 911 in the US). For medical advice that is not urgent, call your doctor or local out-of-hours service.
If your child's doctor gave you a written emergency plan, follow it. This is not a diagnosis.
What is a shared action plan for both homes?+
A written plan from the practice on what to do when symptoms flare. Ask for a copy for each home, so both parents and other carers act on the same plan.
How often is too often for the reliever?+
The practice names the number. Log the uses in the record so you can tell them.
Can I add entries or create the PDF report as a parent?+
No. In Sam, through Friends and Family you only see what the person the program is about shares with you. Only they can add entries and create a PDF report. With a younger child, you both note what happened in your home on your shared sheet.
Can I show the entries to the practice?+
Yes. You can bring the sheet you keep. If your child has Sam on their own phone, they sum up a period they choose as a PDF report themselves. A parent cannot create the report through the sharing. A doctor makes the assessment.
Which medication does each home need?+
The practice tells you. Ask what each home should keep on hand.
Does Sam replace the pediatrician?+
No. Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device. A doctor makes the assessment.
One record instead of two half stories
Sam keeps nights, reliever use and notes and sums up the chosen period as a report.
Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device. Sam does not diagnose or treat anything and does not replace a doctor. Sam does not settle questions between parents. For acute symptoms call your local emergency number (112 in the EU, 999 in the UK, 911 in the US).