In my role as a consultant and also as a parent, I have had many conversations over the years with school administrators and parents regarding school accommodations. One point that continually comes up regarding this is the concept of “eliminating all allergens”. Schools don’t feel comfortable guaranteeing 100% allergen-free space because they don’t want to.. read more →
As the school year comes to a close, this is a great time to reflect about those people that have made a positive impact on your child throughout the school year. As a former teacher, I can tell you that those notes of thanks are some of the most treasured gifts I ever received. All.. read more →
I am so excited to finally share with you the announcement of the Community Food Allergy Conference. Lisa Giuriceo (Food Allergy Advocate and Support Group Leader), Laurel Francoeur (Lawyer and Food Allergy Advocate), and I have teamed up to provide a fantastic line-up of speakers for this first in a series of conferences to.. read more →
I am blessed to know a lot of great people in our community. We speak on a regular basis and have great conversations. I thought it would be fun to let all of my readers in on some of these chats. So I started something new, it’s called Food Allergy Chat with yours truly on.. read more →
By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. FoodAllergyConsulting.com Hopefully, if you have been reading my work, you know that I stress the importance of an individual written plan for each child with a food allergy. The importance of an individual plan is echoed in the CDC guidelines. These plans should address strategies to prevent a reaction as.. read more →
The Preschool Food Allergy Handbook plus FREE Poster! ONLY $25 and only at LaurelLeeAcademy.com read more →
I first met Kyle in my role as President of Food Allergy Education Network. We had hired him to be the entertainment for our Dance-a-thon fundraiser. I had heard some of his songs, but had never seen him in action. That May, he put on a show that had all the children singing and cheering.. read more →
I am already packed and ready to go! I am really looking forward to being part of this awesome conference spearheaded by Jenny Schumach of Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin and sponsored by Food Allergy Research and Education. It is a full day conference jam-packed with fabulous information and best of all, it’s FREE! .. read more →
Book release and sneak peek!! Laurel Francoeur and I put the finishing touches on our new book, the Preschool Food Allergy Handbook, this September. We launched it at the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference and were overwhelmed by the support of this much needed book addressing the preschool setting. For those of you that aren’t.. read more →
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