Back to School with Food Allergies

I've headed out on the information highway to bring you some of the best information about going back to school with food allergies. While we still have a few weeks until the first day, I realize that many of you have already sent your kids off on the big yellow bus. I'm busy pulling together all my 504 plan documentation and making sure I have physician signatures on all necessary forms. Here are some great back-to-school resources for food allergy families:

• My Food Allergy Back-to-School Checklist
• Grateful Foodie's Back to School Everything
• Kids With Food Allergies- School Planning for Food Allergic Children
• Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta's Tips for Back to School with Food Allergies
• Allergy Ready's Allergy Ready Back to School
• Living Without's Back to School: Tips for Your Food Allergic Child
• FARE's What Every Parent Needs to Know About 504 Plans 
•  The Nut-Free Mom- Resources and Links for a New School Year

Here's to a safe learning year for all students! Please let me know if I've missed any of your favorite back-to-school resources.

Great Video for Kids About Food Allergies

Preschool and elementary children- food allergic or non-allergic- will benefit from seeing the video, "What is a Food Allergy?" created by AllergyHome.org. Information is clearly presented to help kids who don't have a food allergy understand what it means to be food allergic. Pass this on to your school, young family members, friends and neighbors to spread awareness.

The more we educate, the safer everyone will be.