Friday, July 3, 2015

Egg allergy education - Allergy Fun children's picture book on Amazon.com

How do I teach my child about their egg allergy without scaring them?
How do I teach my child not to eat unsafe food?
How can my child still have fun if they can't eat the birthday cake?

Here's a sneak peak at one of the pages of Allergy Fun - Growing up with multiple food allergies. This page can be used to discuss how some foods can contain egg, without looking like they do. Explaining to kids that they must always check with their parent about the ingredients before they eat any new food. It is also important to explain for example, that the chicken nuggets we have at home don't have egg in them, but others can, and that there is no way to tell, unless you read the ingredients list.


I am proud to say our 3 year old always asks me to "check the ingredients!" One time, he actually located it on the packet before I did! Education can start at any age, and the more books you can read to them about food allergies, the more normal they will feel about having those food allergies.

If you have specific questions or scenarios that you find tricky, tell me about it! The food allergy community needs to lean on eachother for all our everyday challenges :-)

To purchase your copy of Allergy Fun, simply select your delivery option and pay online.


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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Allergy Fun - Growing up with Multiple Food Allergies Facebook page

We have an official Facebook Page - Please head over to that, LIKE it, and also GET NOTIFICATIONS.

https://www.facebook.com/allergyfun

I will be posting extra tips on how to use our book for further discussion with young children.

As with educating young children in anything, repetition is the key!

Here is a fun page from the book if you have not had a chance to look at it yet :-)



Monday, June 22, 2015

Allergy Fun - NEW RELEASE on Kindle!

I am excited to announce that Allergy Fun has been officially released on Kindle today!



As a mother of two children with multiple allergies, I struggled to find good resources to help educate them about allergies. Trying to turn a difficult situation into something good, I set about writing Allergy Fun. It is fun, catchy, and most importantly encourages the children to see themselves as a whole person, not just one with food allergies.

Allergy Fun aims to educate young children about their allergies and why they have to avoid certain foods, but also encourages the reader to focus on friends, family, and fun in order to live a full life. The readers meet a young boy who has multiple food allergies. By learning more about him, the reader is able to realise they are not alone and that allergies are a part of their life, but do not define them. 


If you have a tablet or smart phone, you can simply download the Kindle App for free, then download the book.

I will also continue to post information on the facebook page about ways to use the book for further discussion at home and at school.

I look forward to an exciting new chapter in our allergy journey.

Download Allergy Fun - Growing up with multiple food allergies HERE.