BACK-TO-SCHOOL WITH FOOD ALLERGIES:
IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA – As summer vacation winds to a close, parents across the country are happily looking forward to the beginning of the school year. For the parents of the increasing number of children who have life-threatening food allergies, however, back-to-school brings with it a host of worries and sleepless nights.

These parents know that for their children, ingestion of even a tiny amount of a common food – such as the amount that can get on the child’s hand after touching a little food residue on the school lunch table – can cause an almost immediate and potentially fatal reaction. What do parents and schools need to do to keep these children safe and alive?

The answers are in Plumtree Press’ book, “How To Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips For Everyday Life.” This book, written by food allergy author Linda Coss, includes 32 pages (2 full chapters) of detailed information about school, preschool and day care.

In a typical school environment food and food residue are everywhere. “How To Manage” teaches parents and school administrators the importance of addressing all of the details, including:
• Where will the child’s emergency medication be kept?
• Who will be trained in the child’s emergency treatment procedures?
• Will food be allowed in the classroom?
• How will lunch and snack times be handled?
• Does the teacher typically use food in art projects or hands-on lessons?
• Will the child ride the school bus?
• Who will see to it that substitute teachers are aware of the situation?
• What about the food residue on the other children’s hands?
• And more.

“How To Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies” is available at www.FoodAllergyBooks.com, from Amazon.com, and from various booksellers nationwide. The New England Chapter of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America calls this book “An extremely thorough and helpful handbook that belongs on the shelf of every parent of a child with food allergies.”

Linda Coss is also the author of the popular “What’s to Eat? The Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook.” The mother of a teenage son with multiple potentially fatal food allergies, Ms. Coss has over eleven years of experience as the leader of a support group for parents of children with severe food allergies.

 

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