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[quote=Anonymous]My son developed anaphylactic nut allergies as a preschooler. I would have been extremely stressed to see peanuts or one of the tree nuts he was allergic to at the table during that early period, because anaphylaxis and young kids can be a fatal mix. Little ones don't remember they have allergies. In the midst of a large group, adults can make mistakes, serve the wrong dish, and the kid doesn't realize he has to refuse. My own husband made that mistake one day, and DS started having a crisis one minute after ingesting the spoonful he had been given! By the time my son was in middle school, I was more confident that he'd remember to check before serving himself from a dish, or remember to ask an adult who proposed serving him. So the ages of the kids REALLY matter for anaphylaxis, OP. It's a matter of life and death. I'm not going to comment on non-life-threatening allergies or religious interdicts, but perhaps these families feel the same way. [/quote]
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