Can I ask a caregiver not to bring a specific nut to the playground?

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Anonymous wrote:Water, yes. But why do kids need snacks at the playground. They don't.

That’s not your decision.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was regularly attending a park at the same time as another child, I would not mind at all if their parent mentioned the allergy and I would be happy not to bring the snack.

In order to reduce the chance of developing an allergy, I was advised to regularly feed my child this peanut snack. It is not wrong of me to feed this to my child when we are out and about. I have an interest in preventing peanut allergy in my child. (I've actually only fed it to her once at a playground so I'm not doing it regularly - usually we don't need any snacks at the playground.)

So I don't agree that no one should have nut (legume) snacks out and about but I would be happy to accommodate any child where I was made aware of the allergy.

Yes, it is wrong. As if you can't just feed your kid that particular snack in the comfort of your own home. Please.

This is crazy and unreasonable!!!! It is absolutely not wrong to feed a kid peanut snacks when out and about. Only once have we even been around other kids and the one time we were everyone understood the importance of feeding my kid these snacks to avoid peanut allergy.

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Anonymous wrote:Man, a lot of people on this board just do not care about others. Personally I would be happy to accommodate this request. No, the other person does not have an obligation to stop bringing the snack, but it's a fairly small thing one caretaker can do to make another a little less anxious. I don't think it's that big of a deal to ask.

it isnt about not caring, it is absolutely an ineffective way to reduce allergy exposure and gives allergy parents a false sense of control. nut free schools have more incidents compared to non-nut free schools because they rely on no nuts vs other mitigation techniques

Why can't it be both? It's easy enough to care for others and also help parents of young children learn to mitigate exposure. It's really not a big deal and the caretakers might get to know each other better.

nope sorry, your feel good feelings dont actually reduce risk. it makes parents and kids more comfortable and less diligent and thats where mistakes happen. Oh Carol I asked our baker about nuts for the cupcakes and they are nut free- not understanding that it has to be a nut free facility AND susie homemaker cupcakes were made in the same kitchen she made her kids PBJ that morning.

OP- if your son has a life threatening peanut allergy look into the allergy dogs that can sniff nuts, even trace amounts.

You have a nasty attitude. Must be lonely to move through the world thinking that no one should help you or even deserves to help you.

If you cared so much you would eliminate all nuts from your diet now. Never have any in your home and never pack any for your kids. Just assume you can always be near someone who may have a nut allergy. Why wait to be asked? Don't you care?

My kids do not have allergies but I don't bring nut snacks to the playground. My kids obviously go to a nut free school so this isn't really a big deal. I also ask about allergies before playdates. So I know you're trying to be snarky, but I really do care.

When your kids eat nuts they can always leave residue behind. Ban nuts in your house to be extra safe. So they don’t bring it anywhere, ever. Its a small sacrifice, if you care.

Spoken like someone looking to argue, that doesn’t actually have a kid with allergies. Nice try.

It doesn’t matter because this whole discussion is totally ridiculous. Or should i say nutty?

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Anonymous wrote:If I was regularly attending a park at the same time as another child, I would not mind at all if their parent mentioned the allergy and I would be happy not to bring the snack.

In order to reduce the chance of developing an allergy, I was advised to regularly feed my child this peanut snack. It is not wrong of me to feed this to my child when we are out and about. I have an interest in preventing peanut allergy in my child. (I've actually only fed it to her once at a playground so I'm not doing it regularly - usually we don't need any snacks at the playground.)

So I don't agree that no one should have nut (legume) snacks out and about but I would be happy to accommodate any child where I was made aware of the allergy.

Yes, it is wrong. As if you can't just feed your kid that particular snack in the comfort of your own home. Please.

This is crazy and unreasonable!!!! It is absolutely not wrong to feed a kid peanut snacks when out and about. Only once have we even been around other kids and the one time we were everyone understood the importance of feeding my kid these snacks to avoid peanut allergy.

To add I have to keep a gluten free diet (among other dietary restictions) and many gluten free foods contain nuts. My gluten free bakery uses almond flour. Most gluten free snack bars contain nuts. It would be a significant hardship for me not to eat nuts when out and about. Studies have shown that nutfree schools do not reduce the frequency of use of epinephrine in schools (but nut free tables do though). If making schools nut free doesn’t reduce reactions how much less so does trying to make the whole outside world nut free. It’s crazy to think that people should forgo nuts when hiking or camping. No nut snacks while driving. No nut snacks in the parking lot before going home. We spend the majority of our waking hours outside the home and most meals during the week. Very little eating is actually done at home.

I will accommodate someone with a nut allergy happily. But you will never convince me that I’m wrong to eat a dietary staple when my options are so limited in what I can eat outside the home

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Anonymous wrote:Man, a lot of people on this board just do not care about others. Personally I would be happy to accommodate this request. No, the other person does not have an obligation to stop bringing the snack, but it's a fairly small thing one caretaker can do to make another a little less anxious. I don't think it's that big of a deal to ask.

it isnt about not caring, it is absolutely an ineffective way to reduce allergy exposure and gives allergy parents a false sense of control. nut free schools have more incidents compared to non-nut free schools because they rely on no nuts vs other mitigation techniques

Why can't it be both? It's easy enough to care for others and also help parents of young children learn to mitigate exposure. It's really not a big deal and the caretakers might get to know each other better.

nope sorry, your feel good feelings dont actually reduce risk. it makes parents and kids more comfortable and less diligent and thats where mistakes happen. Oh Carol I asked our baker about nuts for the cupcakes and they are nut free- not understanding that it has to be a nut free facility AND susie homemaker cupcakes were made in the same kitchen she made her kids PBJ that morning.

OP- if your son has a life threatening peanut allergy look into the allergy dogs that can sniff nuts, even trace amounts.

You have a nasty attitude. Must be lonely to move through the world thinking that no one should help you or even deserves to help you.

If you cared so much you would eliminate all nuts from your diet now. Never have any in your home and never pack any for your kids. Just assume you can always be near someone who may have a nut allergy. Why wait to be asked? Don't you care?

My kids do not have allergies but I don't bring nut snacks to the playground. My kids obviously go to a nut free school so this isn't really a big deal. I also ask about allergies before playdates. So I know you're trying to be snarky, but I really do care.

When your kids eat nuts they can always leave residue behind. Ban nuts in your house to be extra safe. So they don’t bring it anywhere, ever. Its a small sacrifice, if you care.

One kids allergies do not trump another kids dietary needs/their own allergies.

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Anonymous wrote:Man, a lot of people on this board just do not care about others. Personally I would be happy to accommodate this request. No, the other person does not have an obligation to stop bringing the snack, but it's a fairly small thing one caretaker can do to make another a little less anxious. I don't think it's that big of a deal to ask.

it isnt about not caring, it is absolutely an ineffective way to reduce allergy exposure and gives allergy parents a false sense of control. nut free schools have more incidents compared to non-nut free schools because they rely on no nuts vs other mitigation techniques

Why can't it be both? It's easy enough to care for others and also help parents of young children learn to mitigate exposure. It's really not a big deal and the caretakers might get to know each other better.

nope sorry, your feel good feelings dont actually reduce risk. it makes parents and kids more comfortable and less diligent and thats where mistakes happen. Oh Carol I asked our baker about nuts for the cupcakes and they are nut free- not understanding that it has to be a nut free facility AND susie homemaker cupcakes were made in the same kitchen she made her kids PBJ that morning.

OP- if your son has a life threatening peanut allergy look into the allergy dogs that can sniff nuts, even trace amounts.

You have a nasty attitude. Must be lonely to move through the world thinking that no one should help you or even deserves to help you.

If you cared so much you would eliminate all nuts from your diet now. Never have any in your home and never pack any for your kids. Just assume you can always be near someone who may have a nut allergy. Why wait to be asked? Don't you care?

My kids do not have allergies but I don't bring nut snacks to the playground. My kids obviously go to a nut free school so this isn't really a big deal. I also ask about allergies before playdates. So I know you're trying to be snarky, but I really do care.

When your kids eat nuts they can always leave residue behind. Ban nuts in your house to be extra safe. So they don’t bring it anywhere, ever. Its a small sacrifice, if you care.

Avoiding nuts drives allergies. I give peanut butter to my babies.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was regularly attending a park at the same time as another child, I would not mind at all if their parent mentioned the allergy and I would be happy not to bring the snack.

In order to reduce the chance of developing an allergy, I was advised to regularly feed my child this peanut snack. It is not wrong of me to feed this to my child when we are out and about. I have an interest in preventing peanut allergy in my child. (I've actually only fed it to her once at a playground so I'm not doing it regularly - usually we don't need any snacks at the playground.)

So I don't agree that no one should have nut (legume) snacks out and about but I would be happy to accommodate any child where I was made aware of the allergy.

Yes, it is wrong. As if you can't just feed your kid that particular snack in the comfort of your own home. Please.

This is crazy and unreasonable!!!! It is absolutely not wrong to feed a kid peanut snacks when out and about. Only once have we even been around other kids and the one time we were everyone understood the importance of feeding my kid these snacks to avoid peanut allergy.

To add I have to keep a gluten free diet (among other dietary restictions) and many gluten free foods contain nuts. My gluten free bakery uses almond flour. Most gluten free snack bars contain nuts. It would be a significant hardship for me not to eat nuts when out and about. Studies have shown that nutfree schools do not reduce the frequency of use of epinephrine in schools (but nut free tables do though). If making schools nut free doesn’t reduce reactions how much less so does trying to make the whole outside world nut free. It’s crazy to think that people should forgo nuts when hiking or camping. No nut snacks while driving. No nut snacks in the parking lot before going home. We spend the majority of our waking hours outside the home and most meals during the week. Very little eating is actually done at home.

I will accommodate someone with a nut allergy happily. But you will never convince me that I’m wrong to eat a dietary staple when my options are so limited in what I can eat outside the home

Blah blah blah blah. None of this is a convincing reason why your child must eat peanut snacks on the go, around other children. Eat them at home. Also, nothing about being gluten free means you have to....eat nuts instead? This is some seriously strange thinking. We have a gluten intolerance and a nut allergy in our household and it is super easy to find foods we can all eat, but of course we aren't stuffing our faces with snack bars all day long, so maybe that's your issue? Honestly you sound like a complete idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was regularly attending a park at the same time as another child, I would not mind at all if their parent mentioned the allergy and I would be happy not to bring the snack.

In order to reduce the chance of developing an allergy, I was advised to regularly feed my child this peanut snack. It is not wrong of me to feed this to my child when we are out and about. I have an interest in preventing peanut allergy in my child. (I've actually only fed it to her once at a playground so I'm not doing it regularly - usually we don't need any snacks at the playground.)

So I don't agree that no one should have nut (legume) snacks out and about but I would be happy to accommodate any child where I was made aware of the allergy.

Yes, it is wrong. As if you can't just feed your kid that particular snack in the comfort of your own home. Please.

This is crazy and unreasonable!!!! It is absolutely not wrong to feed a kid peanut snacks when out and about. Only once have we even been around other kids and the one time we were everyone understood the importance of feeding my kid these snacks to avoid peanut allergy.

To add I have to keep a gluten free diet (among other dietary restictions) and many gluten free foods contain nuts. My gluten free bakery uses almond flour. Most gluten free snack bars contain nuts. It would be a significant hardship for me not to eat nuts when out and about. Studies have shown that nutfree schools do not reduce the frequency of use of epinephrine in schools (but nut free tables do though). If making schools nut free doesn’t reduce reactions how much less so does trying to make the whole outside world nut free. It’s crazy to think that people should forgo nuts when hiking or camping. No nut snacks while driving. No nut snacks in the parking lot before going home. We spend the majority of our waking hours outside the home and most meals during the week. Very little eating is actually done at home.

I will accommodate someone with a nut allergy happily. But you will never convince me that I’m wrong to eat a dietary staple when my options are so limited in what I can eat outside the home

Blah blah blah blah. None of this is a convincing reason why your child must eat peanut snacks on the go, around other children. Eat them at home. Also, nothing about being gluten free means you have to....eat nuts instead? This is some seriously strange thinking. We have a gluten intolerance and a nut allergy in our household and it is super easy to find foods we can all eat, but of course we aren't stuffing our faces with snack bars all day long, so maybe that's your issue? Honestly you sound like a complete idiot.

Blah blah blah. People can eat whatever foods they like in public and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. Honestly you sound like a complete idiot.