I just wanted to share some good news with y’all. May, as we know, is Food Allergy Awareness Month. I was thrilled to be asked to guest post about Food Allergies in children for a wonderful website called The CMR (Canadian Mother Resource). My post went live this week and I would love for you all to have a peek at it.
This particular post was hard to write, primarily because it involves my son. Food Allergies are a part of our daily lives and while we are much better equipped to handle them now versus five years ago, it is still a reminder of how fragile life is. Being able to freely eat pretty much anything we want is a luxury that not everyone has, but with Food Allergies it is not about taste or how many calories something has. It’s about living.
I invite you to read my post on The CMR, entitled “It Takes A Village To Keep A Child With Food Allergies Safe” and share your thoughts. While you are there take a look around. The CMR is chock full of interesting articles and wonderful tips and tricks for parents.
You can find The CMR on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Great post! and one that is not talked about often enough in my opinion. We don’t have any allergies here, but know quite a few people with them.
Thank you! I try to bring awareness to Food Allergies all the time, but May is the big push month, LOL.
I feel for you, it must be very hard living with a serious allergy. Although I had 7 children not one had a serious life-threatening allergy, for which I am extremely grateful. One was for a time allergic to dust and a couple had intolerance to milk but that was it.
Thank you for your empathy Elizabeth, I appreciate it. Wow, seven kiddos huh? What an amazing family you must have!
Luckily no one in my family has any food allergies. I can imagine how hard it is though.
That is good news Sandra, I hope it remains that way for you..
Thanks for the links, I am gluten free & just the other day I was out & order from a gluten free menu & still the lady brought me my dinner with flour cooked in it. People are not always thinking that an allergy could be life or death, some think it is just a lifestyle. Great post!
We don’t have any allergies here in our home but my neice has 2 daughters with allergies and we do discuss this topic often!
We need so much awareness to Food Allergies daily as it’s an ongoing problem !
We the adults have to keep the conversation going to keep everyone safe and healthy !