ADVICE Regarding Peanut Allergies

[MsMe]

same here, minus the diabetes. I would not be willing to make that drastic a change in my household for a daycare child and would unfortunately terminate services. God forbid another child even came in after having PB on toast for breakfast - you just never know and I am not willing to take that risk.

It isnt very hard for me since I have been doing it for 13 years, but I have had children come in the AM with PB on clothes, mouth, hands from their breakfast...like I said before I can smell PB from a mile away and it has thankfully been 'caught' each time. I have also had parents 'forget' and bring a snack to share that is PB. I send it home and remind them of the severity of the reaction it could cause.


I also tell parents the story of what my little brother went through when starting school.

MANY parents were TERRIBLE when they heard that he would be attending school and it would be peanut free. They called and threaten my family and spread pb on the playground......it was awfull. All stated that their children would ONLY eat PB sandwiches and it was unfair to take away that option.

A few weeks into school many children started to understand (kindergardeners) that if they brought PB in their lunches they couldn't play with my brother, they started asking their parents for a DIFFERENT lunch option so they could play with their new friend.

Children can sometimes be our best teachers. As they started to understand how much it could hurt their friend they very easily changed their lunches and we kind, considerate, and carefull of their new friend. Something their parents were not willing or said that their children would never do. It was the children in my community that taught the parents how to change and execpt my brother.

His closest friends have PB free homes so he can safely stay there (not every friend just three or so). ALL his frends are carefull of what they bring around or eat before they get together, and I hope he can continue to surround himself with people as kind and considerate as these amazing kids he met in school.

I tell this story because some people don't understand how a small change in their life can keep a child SAFE and ALIVE. You only have to change to the extent you want to be involved in a person with an allergies life. And if you don't want to or can't then it is important that you not risk being in their life at all.

We all have a place in this world.

[itlw8]

truthfully her bringing the food will not solve the problem If the child has a severe allergy either you go peanut free or the parent finds other arrangements.

I have no peanut allergies but I do have a child with strawberry allergies and one with cinnamon allergy. I read labels before serving anything

I also have a sign posted on the door of all allergies and one in the kitchen. It reminds everyone that may bring in food.

It really becomes much easier as you do it. My children had milk allergies, and a friend can not have wheat. You just learn to think ahead and read ALL labels even products you have been using in the past as they change products all the time.

I would be irritated if all my provider would do is say bring all my own food. That would not keep my child safe.