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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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 
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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. [/quote]

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.

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I don't understand why we are assuming OP will be less diligent. Can't parents be vigilant and also try to eliminate a [i]known[/i] risk? [/quote]

You can try but she is using a [u]public playground [/u]and it is beyond norms/customs to ask another parent to stop bringing a certain snack. it doesnt make any sense and is illogical that only the snack she sees is a concern. this is 100% an example of people who dont understand risk- the same people worry about kidnapping but have a pool in their backyard. [/quote]

I don't think it's true that it's [i]only[/i] the snack she sees that is a concern, but this is one way to minimize the overall risk. I would be concerned about a kidnapper if the kidnapper is standing in front of me - that doesn't mean I don't also have a gate around the pool. God, this is a bad analogy. [/quote]

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