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Parenting & School
Mom Sues Daycare over Child’s Severe Fish Allergy Reaction
A toddler’s mom is suing a Texas daycare center, alleging that staff fed the 3-year-old fish sticks. She says the… Read more »
Boy’s Therapy Journey: From Extreme Allergies to Food Freedom
As a child, Luca Hoang’s allergies to peanuts, walnuts and hazelnuts led to several scary reactions. So when his mom… Read more »
Xolair for Food Allergies: Cutting Risks and Raising Hopes
The study that led the FDA to approve Xolair as the first treatment of multiple food allergies was unveiled February… Read more »
Texas Football Peanut Allergy Incident: Mom on What Happened
A Texas mom is speaking out about the dangerous peanut allergy incident that her son, Carter, a student football player,… Read more »
Allergy Mom Video: the Safe Treat Box is a Food Allergy Lifesaver
As parenting contributor Megan Lavin notes in her latest video, when you have kids, you find that “treats are everywhere!”… Read more »
Easy School Lunches with Food Allergies [Allergy Mom Video]
Due to multiple food allergies, Megan Lavin’s eldest son has never been able to eat a single lunch from his… Read more »
Our Summer Camp Win with Food Allergies [Allergy Mom Video]
For years, Megan Lavin’s church has run a summer camp for teen boys and tweens. It’s a special annual week… Read more »
Back-to-School with Food Allergies: 8 Tools for Success
Back-to-school season is a big deal in every student’s life. But when a child has food allergies, a parent must… Read more »
Allergy Mom Video: Taste-Testing Free-From, Nondairy Ice Creams
For this episode of Megan’s Minute, Allergic Living thought it would be fun to do an allergy-friendly ice cream taste… Read more »
Allergy Mom Video: How to Manage Field Trips with Food Allergies
It requires considerable work with a school to arrive at good allergy protocols to keep a food-allergic child safe. But… Read more »