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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers can only do but so much. You have to drill it into your young children to only eat what is in their lunch box. Not what Sally is having or what Johnny is offering. Unless you want them to move your child to sit alone during meal times. If your child is not old enough to understand, I would ask to have them sit alone to eat. Better safe than sorry. 
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Do you even have children?! This is absurd! First of all, most preschools provide students a snack. Second, a 2 or 3 year old is not going to understand the complexity of a gluten free diet! Most adults do not understand a gluten free diet! Hell, not even Whole Foods can stock their gluten free freezer section correctly!! It is very complex diet because it is a protein found in wheat, barley, malt, spelt. Gluten is used as an emulsifier in many foods. Did you know the chocolate used in Starbucks drinks contains gluten? Did you know soy sauce has gluten? What about imitation crab?! Seriously, it isn't easy. My child with Celiac has developed a food phobia because of food making him sick. He is 5 and will not eat at friends' houses. He also will freak out if someone eats a regular sandwich near him. This phobia was made worse by his preschool giving him a graham cracker. So yes, my son's teachers have to be on the ball but that's why I pay tuition. I know a public school teacher would have your attitude! Being gluten free is isolating enough without further isolating the children at snack or lunch time. All school activities revolve around food, which my son cannot participate.

If you really want to hear something crazy, I also have Celiac. I am so sensitive I cannot eat gluten free breads/muffins/cereals because they all contain trace levels of gluten! Gluten free items are not 100% gluten free.[/quote]

OP here. I'm so sorry to hear that, PP   :(  I hope your son gets over the fear of food.

It breaks my heart to keep DD from participating on the activities. She can't play with playdoh, she can't do fingerpaint, she has special markers and crayons, it's not easy, and we don't even have celiac. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you guys.

I'm on an elimination diet because we found our infant's colics were also due to gluten and dairy sensitivity so I'm not eating any of it. DH is still trying to grasp the seriousness of it all and will sometimes come home eating offending food. DD will ask for a bite and we have to go through the whole conversation all over again  :?

Like a PP said, we pay tuition for several reasons and picking a school that took allergies seriously was our number one priority. This school seemed very good on this aspect since they're a completely nut free environment and said they would accommodate any special diet. DD is sleeping 16 hours straight because of exhaustion, is not eating well because her tummy hurts an obviously has very low energy. I hate to see her like this.

I'll definitely talk to them on Monday. [/quote]

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