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Anonymous
| My child has severe peanut allerigies. It is time for him to start preschool, but I am not sure if it will be OK. Has anyone with experiece have some ideas for me? |
Anonymous
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Talk to the preschool about their policies. My day care is peanut-free. My nephew's day care had a peanut-free lunch table. They vary a lot, but since peanut allergies can be so severe, many (most?) day cares and preschools have made provisions to help keep kids safe. My son has other food allergies, and I keep an epi-pen at day care for him, with instructions on what to do if a reaction occurs. They are very used to these types of things and have policies in place.
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Anonymous
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Our school, a PS-8th private, is peanut free. There are children with severe nut allergies in my kid's classroom. The kids aren't even allowed to bring in acorns in the fall for show and tell. Although I noticed that they did have almonds in the salad at a parent dinner function - thought that was funny.
Some area schools are just peanut friendly, and have kids with peanut butter sit at a separate table, which apparently makes all the kids not want to bring peanut butter because they are then separated from their friends for it. |
Anonymous
| I think all school are peanut free. Isn't it a requirement? |
Anonymous
No. My DD's preschool has a "no peanuts provided by the school for snacks" policy and some individual classrooms are peanut free. Even that is not true at my older DD's FCPS elementary school. They have peanut free tables in the cafeteria and that's it. The OP is right to be concerned because there is wide variation in how schools handle these things. |
Anonymous
| I am sorry, but I am tired of being told my kid can't have any form of peanuts. It seems he only likes PJ&J's. |
Anonymous
| My child has a severe dairy allergy - no one has offered to give up goldfish in the classroom for us! |
Anonymous
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10:25 - wow, I can only hope you'd feel differently about this if your little darling was the one with the allergy..
How about using this as teachable moment and demonstrate empathy? (as well as an opportunity to expand his dietary horizon..) |
Anonymous
| Yes. Think of others... |
Anonymous
Sure his PB&J could cause a classmate to become terribly ill or even die, but I say it is the responsibility of the 3 year old child with the allergy to be diligent about not allowing my DC to touch him/her since, after all, it is not my child that will need to go to the hospital. I am sorry, but I am also tired of all these other children using up the air in my DC's classroom. My DC is clearly the most important person on this planet and all should adjust their ways to his will. Since he only likes PB&J, that is what I will serve him. All hail my DC. *** PP you are not only selfish and ridiculous, you can’t even spell PB&J correctly. |
Anonymous
Have you asked? Would your child have an allergic reaction if someone who touches a goldfish cracker were to touch him or her? If the answer is yes, the request is certainly reasonable. |
Anonymous
| OP -- The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network has good information about kids with allergies and schools/daycare. I would look through their website (you might have to become a member first) and print out some of their materials in preparation for a meeting with your child's preschool. In addition, I highly recommend the book "Food Allergies for Dummies", by Dr. Robert Wood. He is Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins and has a life threatening peanut allergy himself. He offers a lot of good advice. If your child carries an epi-pen, then the school will require a doctors note instructing to use it and under what circumstances. |
Anonymous
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School for Friends takes allergies very seriously, I'd look into that school if you are interested in an "allergy sensitive" environment. Parents in the class of a child with an allergy that cause anapylahixis shock cannot bring that ingredient into the classroom.
This year there is even rice milk being served in a couple classrooms to all of the kids, due to dairy sensitivies. |
Anonymous
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My DS has MFA including TN/PN. We found when interviewing preschools, some to be extremely knowledgable, some to be not aware and some to not want to even try. It really depends on the school's attitude. Our preschool including the staff, teachers and parents have all been remarkably kind, accomodating and supportive.
As PPs have mentioned, many preschools are PN/TN free, so that may help (somewhat). There is no perfect world. Like the almond salad example below. Not necessarily intentional, just hard to think of those things of when you don't live it everyday like we have to. Not to hijack, but would the PPs that mentioned schools for older kids that were allergy friendly pls provide the school name (K-8 school). And which School for Friends? As to the insensitive idiot that can't handle her kid not being able to eat peanut butter, I'm choosing to ignore your ignorance. You aren't worth it. TIA. |
Anonymous
| 18:44 Poster. Nevermind about the School for Friends request. I figured that one out. Would still appreciate the K-8 school recommendation please! |