Flourishing with Food Allergies: Social, Emotional and Practical Guidance for Families with Young Children
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Flourishing with Food Allergies: Social, Emotional and Practical Guidance for Families with Young Children
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No parent of a food-allergic child should be without this book,
If you have children with food allergies or suspect that your children may be allergic to certain foods, do yourself and your family a favor and read this book. It is thorough, authoritative, clearly written, and about as close to a “bible” on the subject as exists.
Anderson combines personal experiences stories, case histories and the latest research to show the reader how children and parents can not only cope with allergies to common foods such as wheat, diary, peanuts, tree nuts, etc., but how they can flourish in a world of dietary danger. Beginning with her own experience with two children who are allergic to certain foods–and not the same ones–Anderson shows the reader how to avoid the dangerous foods and how to cope with situations involving the dangerous foods. This is essential since some allergic reactions can be life-threatening.
She also shows how she personally dealt with denial and guilt and then took a pro-active acceptance stand while alerting the reader to the many pitfalls along the way, such as what can happen in preschool and after as your children interact with a world that doesn’t realize that they are allergic and must be kept away from certain foods. Anderson made her own personal decision not to send her children to pre-school because of the dangers. For a child allergic to milk, for example, sometimes just the particles of cheese in the air during a pizza party can bring about an attack. Or even bits of the allergen on the fingers of classmates may spell out danger to the susceptible child.
In the next section of the book, Anderson presents stories from other parents of allergic children. These case histories are valuable because they recount different experiences with which readers may identify. These differing experiences can lead readers to recognize situations similar to their own so that potential mistakes are avoided. In the third section entitled “Theories, Facts and Findings,” Anderson lays bare some fallacies about food allergies while bringing readers up to date on the latest research. She presents and critiques some of the latest theories from around the world.
Part 2, “The Solutions,” begins with “Perspectives” in which two pediatricians, a naturopath, a specialist in allergies, and a psychologist are interviewed. Anderson asks them about their experiences and their recommendations for treatment and how allergic children and their parents might be helped socially and emotionally in dealing with allergy. Then she turns to her husband who presents his experience as a father of two food-allergic children. He recounts the stages of paralysis, avoidance, frustration, … and finally acceptance that most of us would have to go through before finding a way forward. Anderson ends with an in-depth look at diet and how to avoid the main allergens that may be hiding in everyday foods in the supermarket. Finally, there is a section on social situations where parents and their allergic children have to be careful such as at birthday parties, at school or while traveling. Anderson gives detailed and specific advice on what to expect and what to do about it.
Although “empowering” is a word often overused these days, I can say without the shadow of a doubt that the parent who has this book will be greatly empowered in the day-to-day challenge of raising happy and healthy food-allergic children. Grandparents and professionals who work with children would also empower both themselves and children in their care by reading this enormously helpful book.
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As a mother of a young child with severe food allergies, I thought FLOURISHING WITH FOOD ALLERGIES: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN by A. Anderson would be a very useful book. I consider myself a pretty educated mother on the topic of food allergies, but I’m always looking for new-to-me information about how best to handle this issue.
I admit that this book has been sitting on my shelves for some time because when I skimmed through the book, I discovered that it really wasn’t what I was expecting. This book does have its share of helpful information, but I think it is geared more to parents who have just discovered that their kid has food allergies. I didn’t really learn a lot of new things specifically about food allergies and how to best handle them with my son.
Initially, I was drawn to the idea that this book discussed the “social, emotional, and practical guidance” aspect of having a child with food allergies. I was hoping that this book would help me help my child deal with his allergies. I wanted “advice” on how to teach him and his friends about his allergies. In addition, I wanted assistance in explaining to him why he can’t eat what other kids are eating and how not to make him feel left out. (I would have loved a listing of educational books or DVDs that deal with food allergies.) There were some helpful hints about how to handle parties and school and ingredient listings, but the book was still lacking for me — maybe it’s because I have thoroughly researched food allergies on my own over the past five years.
I found that the author tended to write about her personal experiences a little too much for me rather than focusing on the general. She was probably trying to show the reader that others are experiencing the same situation, but it just didn’t appeal to me. Much of the book’s audience might like this aspect of the book; however, I often times had issues with her basic philosophies about food, allergies, and child-rearing. For example, there is a section of the book devoted to why the author chose not to send her boys to preschool as well as another section explaining how to prepare them for kindergarten. I don’t want to make it sound like the author judged parents who make different decisions the she did — because she didn’t. I just don’t think details on how to educationally prepare your child for kindergarten is relevant in a book about food allergies.
Another thing that I found confusing about this book were the sections devoted to other parents talking about their experiences with their children’s food allergies. I can pretty much guarantee that some of the testimonials will ring true, but I found myself getting very overwhelmed with all the different information that was thrown out. I had a similar reaction to the sections of the book where professionals discussed their opinions about food allergies. One thing’s for sure, there is definitely not any agreement as to what causes food allergies or what to do about them. Later in the book, the author mentions that she was deliberating showing all of the differences to highlight that a great deal of research still needs to be conducted.
And ultimately, that’s where I found myself agreeing most with the book. There are lots of children and families whose lives are deeply affected by severe food allergies; and there doesn’t seem to be a general consensus about how to best handle them. I commend the author for tackling a lot of these issues even though I didn’t always agree with her. I liked that the author provided a sample letter in the back of the book to write to your elected representatives requesting more money and research for food allergies. I think it’s something that every parent of children with food allergies should send.
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