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![Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies at School](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/01.08.18_Lisa Musician_Blog Photo.jpg)
Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies at School
by Lisa Musician, RD How can parents best partner with a school to insure their child’s food allergies are managed safely and successfully? For anyone sending a child off to school, it can be exciting,
![Do You Know How to Navigate through FAACT’s Education Resource Center?](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/FAACT School Programs Posters_2018.jpg)
Do You Know How to Navigate through FAACT’s Education Resource Center?
Did you know that FAACT has a HUGE, FREE printable resource section on their website? And, ALL of the resources and programs are FREE and downloadable for print! Wondering what you can find in this comprehensive area?
![The Food Allergy Parent’s #1 Back-to-School Tool: Educate, Educate, Educate!](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/08.23.17_Alison Johansen_Photo.jpg)
The Food Allergy Parent’s #1 Back-to-School Tool: Educate, Educate, Educate!
by Alison Grace Johansen If you’re a food allergy parent like me, you’re undoubtedly in full back-to-school preparation mode. You’ve probably been planning for quite a while now. Whether we’ve
![How Can Parents Best Partner with a School to Insure Their Child’s Food Allergies are Managed Safely and Successfully?](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/08.02.14_Lisa Musician_Photo.jpg)
How Can Parents Best Partner with a School to Insure Their Child’s Food Allergies are Managed Safely and Successfully?
For anyone sending a child off to school, it can be exciting, worrisome and challenging, especially when your child has a food allergy. Most parents are focused on the educational aspects of their child’s school,
![Is Your Child Off to College?](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/07.03.17_Caroline Moaessessi Blog_Headshot-117(1).jpg)
Is Your Child Off to College?
by Caroline Moassessi College acceptances are complete and now it is peanut-treenut-milk-egg-wheat-soy-fish-shellfish free and other allergens crunch time! The pedal is about to hit the metal and the last twelve years
![How to Effectively Communicate with your Child’s Teacher and School Administration When Managing Food Allergies](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/01.23.17_Kristin Osborne_Blog Photo.jpg)
How to Effectively Communicate with your Child’s Teacher and School Administration When Managing Food Allergies
by Kristin Osborne, Founder of Virginia Food Allergy Advocates When it comes to managing food allergies at school, it is important to articulate your child’s needs at the earliest opportunity, and with thought
![FAACT Sponsored Another Fabulous FABlogCon in Denver!](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/11.2016_FABlog Con_FAACT Photo.jpg)
FAACT Sponsored Another Fabulous FABlogCon in Denver!
Just last weekend food allergy caregivers, advocates, food allergy bloggers and more gathered to unite together at The Food Allergy Bloggers Conference in Denver, Colorado. The first FAB Conference was held in 2013 and
![Advocating Made Simple – Small Steps to Creating a Safer World](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/03.21.16_Daniella Knell_Blog Photo.jpg)
Advocating Made Simple – Small Steps to Creating a Safer World
by Daniella Knell ‘Food Allergy Awareness Week, 2005’ lit a food allergy advocacy fire in me which I didn’t know existed. At the time, I was living in Utah and the local food allergy network group had
![FAACT Initiatives for 2016](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/1-Eleanor_RJR_4703-2.jpg)
FAACT Initiatives for 2016
by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEOHappy New Year! I am so excited to be starting 2016 with FAACT’s leadership team and all of you. FAACT had a successful 2015, and we are excited about the
![Educating Children About Food Allergies - Four Key Points](https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/media/blog/09.14.15_Kyle Dine photo_1.png)
Educating Children About Food Allergies - Four Key Points
by Kyle Dine Gradually give more info It’s important that children know that allergic reactions are dangerous. But it’s important to be careful how much info you provide given the child’s age.