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Food Allergies

Information on diagnosing, treating, and caring for a child with food allergies.
Before You Look for Information on Food Allergies
Start with these recommended resources for finding facts, strategies, and advice on parenting children with food allergies.
First Five Things to Do After Your Child Is Diagnosed: Peanut Allergy
A handful of easy, quick suggestions to help you get a fast start on helping your child diagnosed with a peanut allergy.
Preparing the School for Your Child with a Peanut Allergy
School can be a dangerous place for children with a peanut allergy. Let the school know what your child needs to be safe with these tips and printouts.
Book Review: How to Manage Your Child's Life-Threatening Food Allergies
Review of a book that gives parents practical and specific information on keeping their food-allergic children safe.
Video: Nut Allergies
Four-year-old Tanner is allergic to nuts, and in this cute little video he explains what he has to do about that, including using an EpiPen.
Warning Labels
Does your child need to avoid certain foods, shrink from certain sensory experiences, or otherwise require people to know what not to do to him or her? Print out one of these warning labels, tape or pin it on your child's shirt, and put everyone on alert.
Sites of the Day: Food Allergies and Celiac Disease
Listing of sites on food allergies and Celiac disease that have been featured as an About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day.

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