For any mom's/dad's w/ children who have food allergies

I am the mom of a 3 yr old boy who has severe allergies to milk and peanuts, and I am looking for anyone with experiences like ours.  My son is very aware of his allergy and always asks me or his dad before eating something.  He even pretends to read the labels on food packages to look for milk or peanuts in them.

Hi there Brenda! My children don't have food allergies but it seems each year, my kids bring home a piece of paper stating that a child in their classroom has severe peanut allergies. My daughter became lactose intolerant and for a while would feel extremely left out of the festivities if someone brought in icecream. She would come home in tears especially when they had an ice cream social. So one of her teachers suggested that at the beginning of the year to bring in a bag full of goodies that she could have so whenever the other kids had ice cream she would be able to get something out of her snack bag. She then felt like she was partaking in the festivities without the tummy aches. You can do the same thing for your son and unfortunately when he starts elementary, you are going to have to tell each one of his teachers even if they have it on file. You need to stress to them how severe his allergies are. It's great that he's showing interest in what he can have and can't have so I think you are teaching him right. And believe it or not, when he starts to get older, it won't be as hard on him to handle these situations because he will already be "trained" to avoid these foods.

Btw, has he stopped clinging to you yet? :) I bet he is so happy to have mommy home!

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