Patient Education

Heading to College

College is an exciting time! There are steps you can take before sending your child off to college that will create a safe environment for your child.

Check out the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) resources on best practices for managing food allergies at college. http://www.faancollegenetwork.org/

Your care team recommends books from the following locations.

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Cookbook - Cooking Allergy-Free Every Day: Homestyle Recipes from Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
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Cookbook - Cooking Together: Recipes for Parents and Kids from Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)

Cookbook - The Food Allergy News Holiday Cookbook from Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)

Cookbook - The Food Allergy News Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from The Food Allergy Network

Cookbook - The Complete Food Allergy Cookbook by Marilyn Giovannini

Cookbook - Allergy Proof Recipes for Kids by Leslie Hammond and Lynne Marie Rominger

Cookbook -The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book by Kelly Rudnicki

Cookbook -The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook by Cybele Pascal

Cookbook -The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook by Cybele Pascal

Cookbook -8 Degrees of Ingredients by Melisa K. Priem

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Food Allergies (The American Dietetic Association) by Celide Barnes Koerner and Anne Muñoz-Furlong

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The Peanut Allergy Answer Book by Michael C. Young

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Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies by Scott H. Sicherer

One of the biggest stressors for parents is sending their child to school when they have a food allergy because parents know eating is unavoidable at school. Preparation and collaboration are the two key elements to keeping your child safe at school.

Collaboration is essential to working with school staff. Remember they want to keep your child as safe as you do. If you can develop a positive relationship with the staff, they will be more willing to tailor your child’s experience at school. It is important to talk them through all of your child’s need in addition to giving them everything in writing.

Check out the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) resources on best practices for managing food allergies at school.

Common issues like bullying, sleepovers and even what to eat at birthday parties are all complex topics for the parent of a child with food allergies. In response, the leading food allergy specialists at Children’s are offering free educational seminars to help parents know how to unravel those situations. The seminar speakers will be J. Andrew Bird, MD, Medical Director of the Food Allergy Center, Maria Crain, MS, CPNP, Nurse Practitioner, and Jamie Grollman, PhD, Clinical Psychologist.

To get the latest updates about the time and location of each class, please join our e-mail list by sending your contact information to foodallergy@childrens.com.