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I’m not just teaching her who to trust. From even before her toddler years, I left breadcrumbs of teaching all over. In ...
10/12/2026

I’m not just teaching her who to trust. From even before her toddler years, I left breadcrumbs of teaching all over. In addition to teaching about her food allergies, I also talked about how I assess someone’s knowledge; what questions, statements and actions I’m paying attention to and what information they give me.

Now that we’re preparing for adolescence, I’m shifting to asking my daughter more about how she interpreted what someone did or said—to see how her compass is developing and where I need to focus my future teaching. “Formative assessments” for my fellow teachers out there 😉

💬 How are these conversations going with your child?
💬 For adults with food allergies, how did you learn to assess people’s knowledge?

“Your body is ~learning~ to handle a little bit of peanut! Isn’t that interesting??” 😊😊
10/08/2026

“Your body is ~learning~ to handle a little bit of peanut! Isn’t that interesting??” 😊😊

No fear-mongering here 🤗 If we choose to give our dairy-allergic kids this product, we’ll pair it with some important te...
10/06/2026

No fear-mongering here 🤗 If we choose to give our dairy-allergic kids this product, we’ll pair it with some important teaching.

And if we think our young kids won’t yet understand the rule or the difference or may have impulse control challenges, then we can consider not introducing this food for the time being.

The message can still be “we don’t have to be afraid—we just have to be careful.”

📌 Remember—always check ingredient labels yourself and do your own risk assessment for any new food.

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From one parent to another, here’s something I think we should be aware of and prepared for. This is not medical advice—...
10/01/2026

From one parent to another, here’s something I think we should be aware of and prepared for.

This is not medical advice—please talk to your allergist about your child’s own emergency care plan.

09/26/2026

And let me tell you—this girl LOVES smoothies. But she wasn’t tempted at all 😆

📌 Everyone’s risk profile and sensitivity level to their allergens are different. My daughter has IgE-mediated allergies to peanut, dairy and egg, and in situations like these, my daughter and I carefully assess risk together before she eats anything, and she has not had an allergic reaction from eating others’ food in 8 years.

📌 So while our method of risk assessment has been safe enough *for her* I am NOT saying that it’s necessarily safe for anyone else. I always encourage people to use the level of caution that’s appropriate for their particular child/self.

My daughter said something to me this week that I wish I could tell past me about in 2018. It crystallized for me all th...
09/24/2026

My daughter said something to me this week that I wish I could tell past me about in 2018. It crystallized for me all the growth we’ve both done in the past 8 years, and I’m hopeful for the next 8 that we’ll continue to learn and grow.

📌 This is a letter to my past self—not a prediction or prescription for anyone else’s child.

💬 What would you want to say to your past self? 💕

This is what has worked for my daughter, and I hope every family figures out what works for them. This year my daughter ...
09/21/2026

This is what has worked for my daughter, and I hope every family figures out what works for them.

This year my daughter says she wants to be a potato for Halloween 🥔 Sign me up 😆

Cultivating a supportive relationship with our child’s teacher [when possible!] benefits everyone, especially our kids w...
09/19/2026

Cultivating a supportive relationship with our child’s teacher [when possible!] benefits everyone, especially our kids with food allergies.

We also have to remember that even if we’ve made food allergy accommodations in writing, our teachers are…human.

This might be the first time they need to think differently about Halloween and other typical festivities. They might duplicate the same SignUp Genius from the previous year without thinking. It doesn’t have to mean they’re intentionally excluding your child. It just means there’s a place for our support.

A message like this can go a long way: “Before Halloween planning begins, I just wanted to check in and see if you need any support with how to make festivities safe for everyone. I’d love to be a resource if I can!”

Communication and collaboration 👍🏼

“Your body + this food = unsafe” becomes “this food + the wrong circumstances = unsafe.”
09/12/2026

“Your body + this food = unsafe” becomes “this food + the wrong circumstances = unsafe.”

I’m pretty intentional about the words I use and don’t use when I talk to young kids about food allergies. But of course...
09/07/2026

I’m pretty intentional about the words I use and don’t use when I talk to young kids about food allergies. But of course, every kid and every family is different so please do what works for you! 🤗 Just sharing what I thought was helpful for my daughter when she was little.

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