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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is very allergic to one tree nut. A kid who comes approx daily to the playground we go to often has that nut in his snack. Both him and DD are under 3. Would it be unreasonable to ask the caregiver not to bring the nut?[/quote]

Are you worried about that kid eating his snack and then touching playground equipment with nut residue on his hands and your daughter possibly having an allergic reaction? If so, why aren't you also worried that any kid who has been to the playground recently could have eaten nuts and touched equipment? Someone could've just left a minute before you arrived and touched playground equipment w/ nut residue on their hands and you wouldn't know. If this is your fear, I don't think it's reasonable to ask the caregiver not to bring the snack because if your daughter is so allergic that she could have a reaction just by touching something w/ nut residue on it, she probably shouldn't be going to any public playgrounds.

If you're asking because your daughter plays with this kid and you're worried about them touching each other or him breathing on her after eating his snack, I do think you could politely let the caregiver know about the allergy by saying "I saw that [u](other kid)[/u] just had nuts in his snack. [u](Daughter)[/u] is very allergic so unfortunately she can't play with ____if he's just been eating that." I don't think you can come right out and request they don't bring the snack anymore but if I were the caregiver and you let me know your daughter can't play w/ my kid if they've been eating that, I would definitely not bring that as a snack anymore and I'd make sure to clean their hands/face well after eating snacks.

If you're asking because your daughter and this other kid share snacks with each other, then it's simple: Just don't allow your kid to share snacks with any other kid. At her young age, you need to teach your daughter not to eat anything that anyone gives her unless you say it's OK. When she gets older you can talk about knowing what foods are safe or not, reading labels, etc. But for now she needs to understand that she is not allowed to share snacks w/ anyone unless you say it's OK.[/quote]

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