If your child has food allergies, it is important to form a partnership with your child’s school to support them. Kids with Food Allergies (KFA), a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, has ten tips to help parents prepare for the school year with their child with food allergies.
- Communicate with the school.
- Visit your child’s doctor before school starts to get needed forms and supplies.
- Meet with the school nurse or school representative before school starts about policies and procedures.
- Meet with the school/district food services director to learn about meals, policies, and needed forms.
- Turn in all completed and signed forms and prescriptions before the first day of school.
- Make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss classroom management of food allergies.
- Teach and encourage your child to build age-appropriate skills to manage food allergies.
- Make sure your child has other items they may need to store at school.
- Work together to form a partnership with your child’s school
- VisitKFA’s School Planning Zonefor additional information on managing food allergies at school.
Read the full article for additional informationon the tips above to ensure your child has a safe and successful year at school. The article also has a free printable and sharable PDF guide with these ten tips.
If you have a video gamer in your house, chances are you’ve heard of Fortnite, the game that is dominating the gaming world with its recent Season 5 release and even showing up in 
As parents, we’re constantly on the lookout for our children’s health and safety. But what if something should happen to you or happen when you are not around. Do your children know how and when to use 911? An article from Kids Health, available in both 
Summertime is a chance for kids to relax a bit, but you don’t want them turning into couch potatoes. To help keep your kids from spending all day in their PJs watching Netflix and playing video games, 