Management of allergy in children and teenagers |
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Vacationing without your food allergic children. Basic tips to make this possibility a reality. January 2013 Guidelines for allergen management in schools from a school in Massachusetts – a useful template for schools that do not have their own. February 2013 How do you explain allergies to your small child? Helpful blog on What Allergy? with a lot of useful suggestions. February 2013 Helpful article in Canada.com about the problems of dating if you have allergies. Another one from Fox News here. February 2013 Helpful video for parents and teachers of children with allergies. 09/12 'Back to School' with Allergies – Prepare for detentions, homework –
and essay writing! Children should be taught how to avoid common allergens in the classroom, so that they can stay focused on their studies rather than their allergies.August 2012 Summer camps in Arizona for children with anaphylactic food allergies –June 2012 One third allergic children being bullied at school because of their allergies - AAAAI report. March 2012 www.AllergyHome.org New site run by two allergists inthe US to provide practical teaching tools to those who care for children with food allergies. Fourteen-year-old Colorado school girl with life threatening milk allergies attends school via a robot! Daily Mail on LineNovember 2011 A report in the Evening Tribune on the excellent protocols set up for the management of allergic children in schools in District 186 in Springfield, Illinois. August 2011 Return to school? Doris Rapp's classic 1997 book, Is this your child's world? Is your child allergic to schools? is still a source of excellent information and advice for those whose children struggle to conform or keep up at school. Available from Amazon. September 2011 Sending an allergic child out into the big, wide world – Eve Menezes Cunningham has some helpful advice. 2011 The parent I-C-E (in case of emergency) app for iPhone or iPod could benefit anyone with an allergy –March 2011 Good dental care especially important for children on special diets Coeliacs and college: tips for parents and prospective students Colleges accommodate more students with food allergies - a long article in USA Today detailing the encouraging progress made in colleges across the USA who are making active efforts to accommodate allergic students. Febuary 2010 Sending an allergic child to their first school – Advice from paediatric allergy nurse specialist, Rebecca Elder –August 2009 Improving allergy safety at school: John Scott compares the provision for allergic children in this country with what is on offer elswhere. 2007 Managing Severe Allergies in Schools: Training for school nurses and staff helps to demystify and promote safe management of severe allergic reactions – Sue Clarke 2007 Hidden allergens in the classroom: John Scott points out some danger areas in the classroom. 2007 Children’s allergy service on the NHS: introducing the new state-of-the-art allergy clinic at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London, UK – Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 2007 Teen Troubles: Analysis of the teenage brain and ideas for the best way to help your teenager live stress-free when managing allergy and intolerance - Anne Muñoz Furlong 2006 Tips for food allergic and intolerant children starting school: a mother of two allergic children, and Foods Matter’s Allergy Agony Aunt, gives some invaluable advice – Gail Sinfield 2005 Teenagers and Anaphylaxis: Information for parents and children about workshops on awareness and confidence among teenagers with severe allergies, providing invaluable feedback for trainers themselves on current thinking among the age group – Jennifer Percival 2004 Playschools and allergies: an article about dealing with allergies, epilepsy and coeliac disease in children at a playschool in Cambridge – Susan Lister 2004
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