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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.

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Let When Your Child Has Food Allergies be your guide to keeping your child safe—and your sanity intact.All the answers parents need. Keeping kids safe takes vigilance, but when your child has food allergies, the challenge is greater and you worry that much more. As a food-allergy mom (and someone seriously allergic herself), author Mireille Schwartz has been through it all. Now, in this clear, reassuring guide, she helps you get a handle on food allergies, establish new routines, and restore peace to family life.In this invaluable guide, you'll learn to:Spot the signs and symptoms of an allergic reactionNavigate testing and diagnosisDecipher ingredient labels, keeping an eye out for "hidden" allergensAllergy-proof your whole home-not just the kitchenCreate an emergency kit and an allergy action planMake school a safe and enjoyable environmentFind lunchbox substitutions your kid will likeDeal with restaurants, playdates, birthday parties, holidays, and other group celebrationsPlan for safe travels- from summer camp to family getawaysFrom protecting your child to teaching them to take care of themselves, When Your Child Has Food Allergies covers it all so your life can get back to normal.

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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 with the same challenges you face, the words they used, and the ways they overcame people's ignorance and insensitivity. She shows you how to be the protective parent you aspire to be--compassionate and in control. With Mireille Schwartz's help and support, you can embrace life with your child's serious allergies rather than fearing every move you make. Mireille Schwartz is founder and CEO of the San Francisco-based Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board, a member of the Community Engagement Council for Food Allergy Research and Education, and a former executive board member of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. Schwartz has been profiled in The Huffington Post and is an expert contributor to CNN Health, Yahoo! News, NPR-affiliate KQED, and ABC7 News, and a columnist for Allergic Living .

Author Biography

Mireille Schwartz is CEO of the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board, a contributor to CNN Health and Yahoo News, and columnist for Allergic Living. Schwartz, her parents, her brother, and her daughter all have serious food allergies.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: Your Attention Makes All the Differencexi PART ONE: What You Need to Know 1. Food Allergy 1013 2. Suspecting Food Is the Culprit19 3. Food Allergy Diagnosis Options27 4. Treatments for Food Allergies 35 PART TWO: Ways You Can Offer Support 5. Talking to Your Child at Any Age About Staying Safe53 6. Help from the Whole Family69 7. Ensuring Sibling Support87 PART THREE: How Your Child Can Live Fully and Safely 8. Allergy Proofing Your Kitchen and Home97 9. Eating on the Go 115 10. Safe and Happy Holidays121 11. Family Getaways133 PART FOUR: Ways You Can Protect Your Child 12. The ABCs of School Rules149 13. Birthday Parties and Group Celebrations 163 14. Allergy-Friendly Recipes171 15. Baseline Advice for Parents of Food-Allergic Children189 Conclusion: Message from a Food Allergy Mother to the World201 Glossary205 Acknowledgments211 About the Author213 Index215

Review

"From EpiPens to which grocery chains stock the most allergy-safe food, Schwartz presents a thorough process for safeguarding child and home." - Library Journal

Long Description

All the answers parents need. Keeping kids safe takes vigilance. But when your child has food allergies, the challenge is greater and you worry that much more. As a food-allergy mom (and someone seriously allergic herself), author Mireille Schwartz has been through it all. Now, in this clear, reassuring guide she helps you get a handle on food allergies, establish new routines, and restore peace and order to family life. You'll learn to: Spot the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction * Navigate testing and diagnosis * Decipher ingredient labels, keeping an eye out for "hidden" allergens * Allergy-proof your whole home-not just the kitchen * Create an emergency kit and an allergy action plan * Make school a safe and enjoyable environment * Find lunchbox substitutions your kid will like * Deal with restaurants, playdates, birthday parties, holidays, and other group celebrations * Plan for safe travels- from summer camp to family getaways * And more From protecting your child to teaching them to take care of themselves, When Your Child Has Food Allergies covers it all so your life can get back to normal.

Review Quote

"From EpiPens to which grocery chains stock the most allergy-safe food, Schwartz presents a thorough process for safeguarding child and home." Library Journal

Excerpt from Book

This is a book written by a parent, for parents. So it is full of practical, honest, first hand information about how to cope, and thrive, with a child who has a chronic food allergy. When treating many chronic conditions in children, parents dispense medication but otherwise play a relatively passive role. That's not the case with food allergies. You, as well as all your children and your innermost circle, are responsible for managing the allergy on a daily basis--and will most likely be the first people to respond to an adverse reaction. In this way, you are your child's best resource, and as a food allergy parent, you are most definitely part superhero--who knew? Once you incorporate the lifestyle changes that are absolutely essential to keeping your child safe, you will be able to keenly spot hidden allergens from a mile away, you will read food labels at lightning speed without missing anything, and--by advocating within your community for your child's safety--you will have stretched and grown in ways you might never have thought possible. After initially receiving a food allergy diagnosis, things can get really interesting and challenging in your life. A food-allergic child still needs to live richly and experience a wide tapestry of things, like trips to the neighborhood playground, vacations to foreign lands, celebrations of milestones, plus the regular day-to-day moments that are spontaneous and special. But it can be hard to see how on earth this might fit into a family's food-allergic life, which needs to be maintained rigidly, cautiously, with everyone remaining completely vigilant. How can you avoid a life of high-alert stress and instead relax enough to enjoy each moment with your family? And how can you teach your food-allergic child to overcome his or her fears to live fully? Excerpted from WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS FOOD ALLERGIES: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO MANAGING IT ALL - FROM THE EVERYDAY TO THE EXTREME by Mireille Schwartz. Copyright

Details ISBN0814434053 Year 2017 ISBN-10 0814434053 ISBN-13 9780814434055 Format Paperback Imprint Amacom Subtitle A Parent's Guide to Managing It All - From the Everyday to the Extreme Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 618.92975 Series Agency/Distributed Pages 240 Publisher HarperCollins Focus Short Title When Your Child Has Food Allergies Language English Audience Age 18-18 UK Release Date 2017-05-16 Publication Date 2017-05-16 US Release Date 2017-05-16 Author SCHWARTZ Alternative 9780814434062 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-03-19 NZ Release Date 2019-03-19 We've got this

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