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[quote=Anonymous]By age 7/8 my allergy kid was advocating for himself. He knew to always ask before eating anything and was never shy about asking to see the box/wrapper to check the ingredients list himself. Before he was a good self-advocate, I always did a verbal reminder when dropping off with another parent. Also, for anyone with young kids with allergies, there are stickers you can buy on Amazon for pretty much every allergy. I used to stick them on my little kid's shirt (front & back) when doing a drop off playdate in addition to the verbal reminder. Those are especially helpful when it's a drop-off party at a play facility where multiple adults may be interacting with your kid without you there.

But at age 11? I think that was an overreaction on her part, IMO. The kid identified the food he couldn't have. He avoided. All was well. Maybe the mom needs to remind him that when those situations arise, don't be shy bringing it to the attention of the adult. "Oh, Mrs. Smith, I noticed these candy bars have nuts. I know not to eat those because of my allergy, but I'd like another snack. Do you have anything I could have, please?" That's a respectful and polite way to handle it. [/quote]

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