Every since food allergies entered our lives over eight years ago I have tried to learn as much as I can. My first instinct was to keep my son as safe as I could, but as he grew older I also wanted to be able to better educate others on the dangers of food allergies. Bring about as much awareness on how to prevent reactions, but also to share how people, especially children, who deal with food allergies feel on a regular basis.
It was such a relief to find resources to help my family and I not only learn to deal with food allergies but especially to show William how to cope with them. Children are amazing creatures and they handle things we often don’t think they can but having never experienced a food allergy, it is nice to have a resource that can speak to William on a level of understanding that we don’t possess. Food Allergy Canada is that resource.
This summer Food Allergy Canada launched a wonderful new outlet for children who live with food allergies – the Allergy Pals webinars! Allergy Pals is an online mentorship program that provides older peer mentors to children with food allergies, under the guidance of a youth program coordinator. Based on a child’s age, the program provides support to children by peers who have experienced food allergies. They can better relate to your child because they have walked in their shoes.
About Allergy Pals Webinars:
The one-hour sessions will be held on the last Sunday of every month at 7pm EST, starting July 30th. Unlike the traditional 8-week Allergy Pals program, there is no long-term commitment with Allergy Pals Monthly. You can register your child here. I know William is excited for these. 🙂
Has someone in your life been affected by food allergies?
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Suz
My son has peanut and nut allergies as well as multiple environmental allergies. I know that he would be interested in this site’s webinars for kids.
This is pretty cool for the kids!! with so many allergies anymore it’s great that there is something like this!!
Allergy Pals Webinars, what a great idea! Thanks for spreading the word, Suzanne.. I am sure William and many other children will find the Webinars helpful. By the way, that is an adorable photo of William!
oh this is absolutely wonderful! what a great idea. Neither of my daughters have allergies BUT my cousins daughter does and I know she could really benefit from this. I will pass on the info
What a great program! It’s good for children to be educated about their allergies.
What a great initiative! It’s so important that kids with allergies are well informed about every aspect of allergies
This is such a good idea. We do have a family member who has allergies and it can be isolating.
I think this is a wonderful and. possibly, lifesaving, strategy for children with allergies. Kudos to Allergy Canada for this launch so that children may interact with children who share their allergy problem. Thank you for bringing this up on your facebook page.
These webinars sound great! I know that I would learn a lot from watching them!
Wonderful photo of William, such a cutie pie. I think that the allergy pals webinars is a great idea to help kids cope with their food allergies. I’m sure it will help kids cope better at least mentally.. Knowing they are not the only ones to suffer from it is a huge positive aspect. Being able to talk to an older person who has a food allergy too is hands-on info that they’ll soak up.
Very meaningful, prevention is key.
This is too late for me since I am not a child and not in Canada; and when I was a child, there was no computers. I just wish when I was growing up food allergies had been known and believed. It would have saved me a lot of health problems then and now. Also the 11 food allergies I have now, when it was only 2 as a child. I am so glad there are resources these days for everyone!
Awe,such a cute photo of William they grow up too fast!
My niece uses that page!