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How to Keep Your Child With Food Allergies Safe at School - Parents
Does your kid’s school take these steps to protect children with food allergies?
Kids spend a lot of time at school—up to half their waking hours! So it needs to be safe a place, including for children with life-threatening food allergies. According to recent research, most parents feel like schools are safe for their food allergic child, but others say they should be doing more.
In the recent study published in BMC Pediatrics, researchers surveyed nearly 300 parents of food allergic children in grades K-12. About 19 percent of parents said they felt school was unsafe for their child, and about 9 percent said they felt unsure about their child's safety when it came to food allergies. "Such anxiety about safety and the potential for allergic reactions may negatively impact quality of life for students and their families," the researchers write.
Does your kid’s school take these steps to protect children with food allergies?
Kids spend a lot of time at school—up to half their waking hours! So it needs to be safe a place, including for children with life-threatening food allergies. According to recent research, most parents feel like schools are safe for their food allergic child, but others say they should be doing more.
In the recent study published in BMC Pediatrics, researchers surveyed nearly 300 parents of food allergic children in grades K-12. About 19 percent of parents said they felt school was unsafe for their child, and about 9 percent said they felt unsure about their child's safety when it came to food allergies. "Such anxiety about safety and the potential for allergic reactions may negatively impact quality of life for students and their families," the researchers write.