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Educating Your Child’s School About Food Allergies
12/07/2010
...For parents of children with severe food allergies, sending them off to school can be a scary thing. Not only is there a risk that they will accidentally be exposed to an allergen, but bullying is on the rise. The best way to guard against this is to educate your child’s school about food allergies, from the students to their principal and everyone in between. To get you started, we’ve put together a...
Going to Preschool or Daycare with Food Allergies
Going to Preschool or Daycare with Food Allergies
08/19/2009
...BEFORE the new adventure begins. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! This post will outline simple steps that you can follow to help make sure the transition and first day of school is a safe one for your child. We think these steps will also give you some much-needed peace of mind, not to mention we think your little one’s teacher and/or caregivers will appreciate it! With each tip, you...
Epinephrine Safety: How to Keep a Child Safe at School
02/25/2010
...Epinephrine auto-injectors, for any child with allergies, can be a huge life saver. However, sending your little one to school with their epinephrine can be rather stressful for a parent. There are a thousand questions that might go through your mind, “Will they be safe even with the epinephrine?” or “Will someone know how to use the auto-injector?” Epinephrine and Anaphylactic Shock Basics For those of you who don’t know, anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock...
What’s For Lunch? Allergy-Friendly School Lunch Ideas
11/01/2017
...followers their favorite go-to lunch ideas. Here are some of the ideas that you shared with us for lunch box treats: Ready-made fruit pouches Chips Marshmallows Other fun ideas from around the Web: Kids with Food Allergies (KFA) – hosted a webinar about Allergy-Friendly School Lunch box Ideas that includes blogger Keeley McGuire and Registered Dietitian, Debra Indorato addressing ways to make lunches creative and nutritious.   Need Neocate in your allergy-friendly school lunch? We...
Back to school – Parents as Advocates
09/15/2011
...School is back in session and we thought it would be a great time to share with you how to make school a safer place for your child with food allergies. Befriend the school nurse. Take your child to meet the nurse, so they can build a relationship and your child will feel more comfortable going to them. Also, make sure to provide the nurse with all the emergency medications needed for your little...
Preventing Summer Brain Drain for the Food Allergic
06/10/2014
...out, and summer break is here! Time to relax, and enjoy the season. Many parents of school aged children worry about learning loss during summer vacation. If you are the parent of a seriously food allergic child than you may also be worried about your child’s learning loss in regards to school safety with food allergies. My seven year old daughter with multiple severe food allergies just finished first grade at our local elementary school....
Bullying and Food Allergies. What You Can Do?
Bullying and Food Allergies. What You Can Do?
01/04/2018
...allergic child using the potential food allergen. Allergy-Challenged child experiences increased stress and anxiety. This stress and anxiety lead to not eating during school, avoiding school, or even succumbing to peer pressure and eating off-limits food, in spite of possibly harmful side effects. Bullying can be emotionally and physically damaging. Since all these effects can result from just a single instance of bullying, prevention is essential. The take-home messages here are: Actively encourage your children...
Helping Families Manage Food Allergies at Schools*
01/02/2012
...more severe reactions involving laryngeal, pharyngeal or respiratory symptoms, severe vomiting or shock, followed by antihistamines with additional epinephrine as necessary. These protocols should be clearly communicated to parents by the healthcare professional. Food reaction scenarios are where an Emergency Plan or 504 plan for your child must be available and easy to follow for all appropriate personnel at the school. Full time nursing availability in schools is becoming uncommon, which has placed the burden...
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