Although my anxiety surrounding my 4 year old son’s severe peanut allergy has gotten a lot better over the last few years, I’m still feeling nervous about sending him off to kindergarten this fall. After all, as a classroom teacher, I’ve personally seen kids bring in lunches with peanut butter sandwiches and granola bars with peanuts – into…
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How to Keep Your Allergic Child Safe at School
Is your child heading to school with life-threatening food allergies this September like mine is? It’s a terrifying prospect – to give up the care of your child to other people, especially in a situation which could potentially be life-threatening. As a public school teacher who has seen some food allergy safety “fails” in the…
D is for Dauntless: Living with Peanut Allergy
“Dauntless: showing fearlessness and determination.” One of the first thoughts that ran through my head the day that my son, Onetime, was diagnosed with severe peanut allergy at the age of 1 was that I did not want him to grow up to be fearful. Fearful of eating something accidentally with peanuts, or fearful of…