Everything you need to know to look after kids with food allergy Managing food allergy is vital for the safety of kids in your care. The best defence against a serious allergic reaction is knowledge, and this book provides you with everything you need to know, from prevention and diagnosis through to caring for kids at home, school or away on holidays. Look after your child in your home and on the go organise your home and make travel plans that cater for your child's needs Provide a safe environment at school or the childcare centre set up your school or centre to manage allergies with confidence Prepare your child to take responsibility for a food allergy ensure your child knows about problem foods Know when allergic reactions are serious be prepared to treat and manage anaphylaxis Get to grips with the difference between types of food allergy identify immediate and delayed food allergies Understand why allergy rates are on the rise access the latest research on what causes allergies, and how to avoid them Prepare for allergy testing learn how your child is tested and how you can get involved Look into future treatments get a grasp on new allergy treatments and possible cures Open the book and find: Clear instructions for using EpiPens and Anapens Simple explanations about different types of food allergy Information about how to recognise and treat allergic reactions Sample emergency action plans The latest research on finding a cure for food allergy Key lessons to teach children with food allergy Suggestions for food replacements Websites to access further support Learn to: Keep the home, classroom and childcare centre safe Show others how to care for kids with food allergy Educate kids about helping their friends and themselves

Everything you need to know to look after kids with foodallergyManaging food allergy is vital for the safety of kids in yourcare. The best defence against a serious allergic reaction isknowledge, and this book provides you with everything you need toknow, from prevention and diagnosis through to caring for kids athome, school or away on holidays.* Look after your child in your home and on the goorganise your home and make travel plans that cater for yourchild's needs* Provide a safe environment at school or the childcare centre set up your school or centre to manage allergies withconfidence* Prepare your child to take responsibility for a food allergy ensure your child knows about problem foods* Know when allergic reactions are serious -- be prepared totreat and manage anaphylaxis* Get to grips with the difference between types of food allergy identify immediate and delayed food allergies* Understand why allergy rates are on the rise -- access thelatest research on what causes allergies, and how to avoid them* Prepare for allergy testing -- learn how your child istested and how you can get involved* Look into future treatments -- get a grasp on new allergytreatments and possible curesOpen the book and find:* Clear instructions for using EpiPens and Anapens* Simple explanations about different types of food allergy* Information about how to recognise and treat allergicreactions* Sample emergency action plans* The latest research on finding a cure for food allergy* Key lessons to teach children with food allergy* Suggestions for food replacements* Websites to access further supportLearn to:* Keep the home, classroom and childcare centre safe* Show others how to care for kids with food allergy* Educate kids about helping their friends and themselves

Introduction 1Part I: Introducing Food Allergies 9Chapter 1: Finding Out How Food Can Make Kids Sick 11Chapter 2: Investigating the Rising Rates of Food Allergies33Chapter 3: Preventing Food Allergy in Kids 45Part II: Defining Food Allergies 61Chapter 4: Identifying Immediate Food Allergies 63Chapter 5: Discovering Delayed Food Allergies 87Chapter 6: Testing for Food Allergies 103Part III: Living with Food Allergies 117Chapter 7: Managing Food Allergies 119Chapter 8: Caring for Kids at Home and On the Go 139Chapter 9: School and Childcare Staff: Caring for Kids with FoodAllergies 159Chapter 10: Educating Food Allergic Kids 191Chapter 11: Emergency Action Plans 203Part IV: Looking To the Future with Allergies 223Chapter 12: Growing Out of Food Allergies 225Chapter 13: Treating Allergies in the Future 237Part V: The Part of Tens 251Chapter 14: Ten Key Lessons to Teach Your Kids About FoodAllergies 253Chapter 15: Ten (Well, Almost!) Common Food Replacements 261Chapter 16: Ten Myths about Food Allergies 271Chapter 17: Ten (Plus Two!) Top Allergy Websites 277Glossary 285Index 291