Blog

If there’s one true reality for most families living with food allergies, it’s this: some people in your circle will understand the challenges and risks associated with food allergies, and some people won’t.  You will have people in your life that want to be educated about food allergies. They want to be able to invite you to a gathering with the assurance that the food laid out was made with your family’s specific dietary needs in mind. They want to know how to recognize a reaction and how to respond. They want to be part of the team.  Others in...

There’s a lot to love about the summer. The longer spans of sunlight that make you feel like hours have been added to your days. Inhaling the sweet smell of the outdoors after a summer rain or feeling the sun warm your cheeks as you step outside on a bright day. The change in your schedule as school goes on break and activities shift – maybe even slow – for a few months. And of course, there’s the fresh produce full of flavor and bright with color.  Sure, you can pick up any assortment of fruits and vegetables in the...

As a parent of a child with food allergies, you spend an inordinate amount of time reading labels, quizzing waitstaff and restaurant managers, coordinating allergy management plans with doctors and school staff, and making sure the epinephrine and other medications are within an arms reach everywhere your child goes. It can start to feel easier — and maybe even safer — to just do it all on your own. It can feel that way, but is it? In the moment, maybe it is. We’re not, however, in this for just the moment. Parenting in general is about the “now” and...

The final days of school are in view. Depending on where you live, your kids have either already tucked the backpacks away for the summer or they’re counting down the days until they can. The family calendar is shifting from the flurry of school year activity to the slower pace of pool time, park visits, camp, and evenings in the yard chasing the last bits of sunlight. The transition, of course, isn’t completely stress-free.  The pace may change a little and the days may feel longer as the sunlight stretches deeper into the evening, but there’s still the task of...