Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) is May 8-14, 2011!
Almost everyone knows someone with a food allergy (about 1 in 25 children have food allergies). Most people want to help and include food allergy children and adults in activities and celebrations but are unsure of how. We have three great articles that can help.
As a mom to three children with food allergies, I want to thank all the parents, room moms, teachers, coaches and other children that make the extra effort to allow food allergic children to participate and be safe. - Delia Troy, Senior Vice President of VolunteerSpot
o How Room Moms Can Help Manage Food Allergies
Jennifer Roeder of F.A.A.N. shares tips and tricks for room moms on how to properly handle kids with food allergies.
o Your child wants a play date with a food-allergic friend? Here’s how to make it happen!
Paul Antico, founder of Allergy Eats, shares his advice on how to successfully handle a play date with a food-allergic friend of your child's.
o Does your child have a food allergy? 10 Tips for Getting Kids Off to School Safely
Lynda Mitchell, president of the Kids with Food Allergies Foundation, shares her top ten tips on how parents can keep their food-allergic children safe at school.
