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Kerrie LaRosaParent Coach

Tuesday Tip: Food Allergy Awareness

10/24/2016

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     Last week I posted about the Teal Pumpkin Project and making Halloween a fun and safe experience for children with food allergies. I wanted to follow up with some additional information about food allergies. According to FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) 1 in 13 children in the United States has a food allergy. Chances are you, someone in your family or someone you know has a food allergy. 

   Not only can it be a life threatening issue, but it can be a confusing and frustrating thing for a child. It is hard for a child to understand why they cannot eat the same things as other children. Even if your child does not have an allergy, teaching her about food allergies helps teach her empathy, increase awareness of the issue and may even help keep a child with food allergies safe.

   Food allergies is not an area of expertise for me, but rather a personal issue as it impacts some children very close to me. I hope that spreading awareness will help these children and future children to have a safer food experience. 

    So in order to support the cause, I am passing along some wonderful resources that I hope will be useful. 

    FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) is an amazing resource to help people struggling with food allergies as well as for people who want to learn more. 

​    No Biggie Bunch has several children's books to help children with food allergies manage social challenges that arise with allergies. 

    ​Mimi's Baking Adventure has a wonderful children's book about baking an allergy friendly for a friend's birthday with a wonderful allergy-safe recipe included! 

    Allergy Buddies sell products that alert people to a child's food allergy. 

     
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Tuesday Tip: Trust the Developmental Process

10/11/2016

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     This past weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at the Eat-Sleep-Love Birth and Babies Fair on Development and Play. The main take aways from the talk were:

* Every child develops at their own pace
* Have faith in the natural developmental process 
* Learning happens through play 
* Play with your child
* Give your child ample opportunities to play 
* Let them explore, struggle, stumble and get back up 

     I also gave them a development-at-a-glance handout that can be useful for having realistic expectations for a baby's development and as a guide for what a parent can do to support their baby's healthy development. I hope that you find it a useful tool too. Comment below if you have older children and would like me to create something similar for older children. 



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Tuesday Tip: Stop and Smell the Roses 

10/3/2016

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Everyday my children teach me about enjoying life's small pleasures. I can't say that I always appreciate it. I am task oriented and often focused on getting to the store; getting through the bedtime routine or getting the laundry done. My children, however, enjoy the process of the task and could care less about whether it gets done. They enjoy the walk to the playground as much as the swings once we get there.     

I can't always indulge them. Sometimes we really have to get to the store before it closes or tackle the pile of laundry. But when I can, I try to enjoy the world through their eyes...noticing every intricacy in the sidewalk; waving hello to the people walking by; and noticing the sights and sounds around us. I try to reserve a time in the afternoon when my children can lead the way; when I can follow in their footsteps and appreciate the things I take for granted. During these times I enjoy the walk and don't worry about the destination.  


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