tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592955915105393481.post8669834249787202495..comments2024-02-08T11:03:33.050-06:00Comments on Show and Tell: Time for Kindergarten :0Jill McDonald Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241984228552524510noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592955915105393481.post-79906295271363093522013-08-26T12:06:42.181-05:002013-08-26T12:06:42.181-05:00I have a good friend whose husband has a severe pe...I have a good friend whose husband has a severe peanut allergy,and he is now in his thirties. He still has had a few close calls as an adult(restaurants)...scary stuff. My own son had a dairy allergy,although not severe...still enough to make him ill. I'm a teacher,and I believe the education approach works well. Everyone involved has to understand the danger to your son,most importantly he,and other children should be aware of what actually happens if he comes in contact with peanuts. Since,you are already volunteering at lunch,maybe create an artistic lesson that explains the cause and effect of his allergy...great learning opportunity for all. You will not always be able to watch your child,and even when children understand their allergy,on some levels they are not able to apply this to new or unfamiliar situations. My son knew he could not drink milk,but tried chocolate milk at a friend's house,and told me afterward that he thought it was different? I also was chaperoning a field trip,when a parent volunteer gave some children cereal bars on the bus. One student knew she was allergic to nuts,but was hungry...next throwing up,and 911 call for an ambulance. She told her teacher that she didn't believe a small piece would hurt. So,make certain you try to put on your thinking like a child hat,when educating your child to evaluate "dangerous" situations. I think it can be like the focus on stranger danger...when most abductions etc., happen from people the children are not considering "strangers".Nichole Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702527418832464212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592955915105393481.post-45751918777784903422013-08-06T11:39:40.826-05:002013-08-06T11:39:40.826-05:00Thanks for sharing your friends approach Elizabeth...Thanks for sharing your friends approach Elizabeth. I appreciate it! <br /><br />Teaching Luca to evaluate his new situation is key. Ultimately we can set a path for safety but will not be there every second. <br /> <br />Wonderful to hear & share how other parents handle this issue.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084877333617230953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592955915105393481.post-80744971145422915602013-08-05T23:48:56.499-05:002013-08-05T23:48:56.499-05:00My girls don't have allergies but I have a fri...My girls don't have allergies but I have a friend whose two boys have severe allergies... milk, peanuts, a whole host of stuff. It's very scary what can happen to them--doesn't take much. They are going into 3rd and 1st this year, and I think the biggest thing they have worked on with the boys is making sure the BOYS know how to evaluate a situation, speak up when they aren't sure, understand their allergies and matter-of-factly go about their business. Obviously their teachers/parents play the biggest role in their safety, but I've been impressed how they include the boys in that even now at young ages. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504459523187296232noreply@blogger.com