When Your Child Has Food Allergies

Keeping kids safe takes vigilance---especially when food allergies are involved. This clear, reassuring guide helps you get assess your situation, establish new routines, and restore peace and order to family life. From allergy-proofing the home to making school safe to planning vacations, it gives you what you need to get your life back to normal. Peanuts on the playground. Shellfish in the soup. Dairy, egg, and wheat flour in every label you read. With a food-allergic child, the world is a minefield. Let When Your Child Has Food Allergies be your guide to keeping your child safe—and your sanity intact. In this book, author Mireille Schwartz shares her invaluable frontline expertise and personal experience caring for her daughter and herself—as both suffer from anaphylactic food allergies. Schwartz’s unprecedented guide delves deeply into the personal, psychological, and practical aspects of dealing with serious food allergies. It’s loaded with tested tips for: Getting your child diagnosed • Allergy-proofing your kitchen and house • Surviving school • Balancing fun and protection at parties • Navigating common social situations • Gaining support from friends • Traveling safely • And more. Like a big sister full of tough love, Schwartz will inspire you with confidence and hope when the going gets rough. Her words offer the moral support of someone who’s been there, is on your side, and will help you fight to protect your child. And like a thoughtful therapist, she helps you problem-solve your way through a world of tricky situations —from daycare to friends’ homes, restaurants, tee-ball games, and more—using directness and diplomacy. Through this book, you’ll gain the knowledge and know-how you need to do right by your child. Schwartz shares how she and others dealt…