From the ‘may contain’ ice cream bar incident, here’s what I learned about budding food allergy embarrassment.
Managing Allergies
Elijah’s Law Is Official, Protecting Food Allergy Kids in NY Daycares
Thomas Silvera and Dina Hawthorne-Silvera held a “bittersweet” celebration on Sept. 13, 2019, in honor of Elijah’s Law becoming New… Read more »
Food Allergies and the Cafeteria: Safe, Inclusive Options
The pros and cons of what’s right for the food-allergic child in the cafeteria. I’ll never forget the time I… Read more »
Do Friends Really ‘Get’ Your Food Allergies?
My role as food allergy advocate has been greatly inspired by the late Sabrina Shannon, a food allergy advocate herself,… Read more »
Food Allergies and Your Student: Guide to Big Issues at All School Levels
The emergency protocols stay the same, but the specific accommodations a food-allergic student will need at school evolve as they… Read more »
9 Tips For a School Overnight Trip With Food Allergies
Key considerations before taking a student trip. This is a sidebar to the article – “The Overnight School Trip: Like… Read more »
The Overnight School Trip: Like Boot Camp for Teens with Food Allergies
School trips are great experiences. They also allow teens the chance to begin developing the skill of managing food allergies… Read more »
Mom Warns Miscommunication Led to Tween’s Allergic Reaction at Dentist
In late June 2019, Allergic Living reported that the non-profit Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia was warning that a 12-year-old with… Read more »
Lobby for In-Flight Auto-Injectors Gains Political and Celebrity Muscle
Many of us in the food allergy community have been calling for years for epinephrine auto-injectors to be included among… Read more »
Boy Scout Rescued in Wilderness After Severe Food Allergy Reaction
It sounds like every food allergy parent’s fear: a Boy Scout trek into the wilderness goes very wrong when one… Read more »