text: <>This is a tricky question.  In my opinion, you should not base this decision on either the fact that your child "is likely" to grow out of the asthma or your concerns about any possible growth effects.  It is more important that the child be treated for the asthma, since that is a dangerous respiratory condition.  If nothing is woroking BUT the steroids, then you must use them.  If you have concerns about how effectively her asthma is being treated, then get a second medical opinion- don't deny her treatment.  Find a specialist in pulmonary function, which she should have, anyway.