For most parents, dropping by a friend’s house for a visit, accepting an invitation to a child’s birthday party, or planning an outing to a children’s museum are not anxiety-filled occasions. But for parents of children with life-threatening food allergies, each of these situations can feel like stepping into a potential minefield.

How do you care for a child who will have an almost immediate and potentially fatal allergic reaction if he eats even a trace amount of a common food (such as milk, wheat, or peanuts)? What if this child is a toddler, who naturally puts everything in reach into his mouth? As the incidence of life-threatening food allergies increases, an ever-growing number of parents are being forced to learn a new approach to handling everyday situations.

To help these parents create a safe home, school and social life for their children, Linda Coss has written How to Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips for Everyday Life. This easy-to-use reference manual gives parents the step-by-step information they need to keep their children safe in our food-filled world. Included are hundreds of easy-to-read tips and numerous checklists, sample forms and scripts, and real-life examples.

Just as valuable as Ms. Coss’ practical advice for how to handle common situations are her warnings of potential dangers that parents may not have considered. For example, how many parents would think to inquire about likely food residue on their child’s playmate’s toys, food products thrown to the crowd by birthday party entertainers, or materials used in hands-on museum exhibits?

For more information or to purchase How to Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies, visit www.FoodAllergyBooks.com.

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Book Review #2:
Invaluable Resource for Parents and Other Caregivers
of Children with Life-Threatening Food Allergies

As an ever-increasing number of children are being diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies, an ever-increasing number of parents and caregivers are being faced with the task of caring for a child who can literally “drop dead” within minutes of eating a trace amount of the wrong food.

How do you create a safe home and school environment for these children? What special precautions do parents need to take when socializing, traveling, or going to restaurants? In short…how can these families “have a life”?

The answers to these questions and more can be found in Linda Coss' book, How to Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips for Everyday Life. This easy-to-use reference manual gives parents the step-by-step information they need to keep their children safe and alive in our food-filled world. Ms. Coss gives practical advice for how to handle common situations, as well as warnings of potential dangers parents may not have considered. Included are hundreds of easy-to-read tips and numerous checklists, sample forms and scripts, and real-life examples.

For more information or to purchase How to Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies, visit www.FoodAllergyBooks.com.

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