Navigating Food Allergies Away From Home

If I stayed home with my son 24/7, he’d likely never experience another food-related allergic reaction.  But that is completely unrealistic.  There are times when even I find it difficult to find foods that my son can eat while we’re out, so I’m not surprised when a new teacher or a fellow parent is confused.  Apart from school or grandparents, my son has never been away from us for any length of time.  But as he grows up I know that he’ll want to go on playdates and attend birthday parties…sleep over at a friend’s house and go to camp.  If my son does not outgrow his allergies, how will we manage to keep him safe when he’s away from us?

Tomorrow, Tuesday April 12th, I’ll be co-hosting another class on food allergies, titled Navigating Food Allergies:  At Camp, On Sleepovers and Playdates.  Lori Sandler from Divvies Bakery will lead the discussion with Sandy Rubenstein of Camp Wingate*Kirkland and Renee Flax of the American Camp Association, all of whom have worked with families to help manage food allergies.  Here are the bloggers co-hosting the class:

Lori Sandler, Divvies
Sandy Rubenstein, Camp Wingate*Kirkland
Renee Flax, American Camp Association
Eleanor Garrow, FoodAllergy.org
Jodi Grundig, Mom’s Favorite Stuff
Nirasha Jaganath, Mommy Niri
Jenny Kales, Nut-Free Mom
Jill Mindlin, parent advocate
Jen Rabulan-Bertram, Next Kid Thing
Ariella Rogge, Sanborn Ranch Camps
Jo-Lynne Shane, Musings of a Housewife
Abby Shapiro, Camp Source Network

Here is the information for tomorrow’s class:

When: Tuesday, April 12, at 1 p.m. ET

Where: TheMotherhood

I can’t wait to share some of my favorite ways for ensuring my son is safe while we’re out and about having fun.  Won’t you join us?

This is part of a compensated campaign.  The class is sponsored by ConAgra and hosted by TheMotherhood.

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Caryn Bailey

Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.

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