[header] How to treat croup [title] Try to keep your child calm. [step] Croup makes it harder for your child to breathe due to an inflamed airway. If your child is overly-excited or crying, this will make the symptoms worse, and it will become even harder for them to breathe. 
Attempt to keep your child as calm and still as possible. [substeps] Try holding and cuddling your child if they are upset.