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Parenting & School
Childcare and Severe Food Allergies: a Critical Need for Training
Infants and toddlers with severe food allergies are particularly vulnerable. Babies who can’t yet speak depend entirely on the adults… Read more »
Field Trips and Food Allergies: How to Turn Down the Anxiety
Excited classmates clamber onto a bus as they leave school grounds for a field trip. Students may be headed for… Read more »
Back-to-School with Food Allergies: 8 Tools for Success
Updated July 2026 – Back-to-school season is a big deal in every student’s life. But when a child has food… Read more »
Food Allergy Voices Speak Up About Being Anaphylaxis-Ready
WHEN her infant daughter first tried dairy formula, she suddenly began vomiting and broke out in full body hives. Lisa,… Read more »
Megan’s Video: Why Allergy Dads are Our Unsung Heroes
Just in time for Father’s Day, Allergic Living parenting contributor Megan Lavin pays tribute to food allergy dads. In this… Read more »
Megan’s Video: How Seeds of Allergy Awareness Benefit Us All
Megan Lavin’s oldest son will be playing soccer in high school, and she recently received a notice about the fall… Read more »
What If a Food Allergy Mom’s Mother’s Day Went Down Like This?
Our writer Caroline lets her imagination loose on what she’d really like for Mother’s Day, and sets it to a… Read more »
Megan’s Video: My Top 5 Food Allergy-Friendly Snacks for Kids
Safe snacks are an essential part of food allergy life. But when you’ve got allergens to avoid, sometimes snack choices… Read more »
Remembering Isabella: Bright Teen Lost to Anaphylaxis After Prom
When they’re little, you carry the epinephrine auto-injectors everywhere. In a diaper bag, then in your purse. On the first… Read more »
Megan’s Video: My Near-Fail with Food Allergies on Soccer Trip
Megan Lavin stood in the grocery store in the Utah town, a sense of panic rising. She’d carefully planned this… Read more »