Kids Ed.

RESOURCES FOR NAVIGATING THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF YOUR FOOD ALLERGY JOURNEY

ids Learning About Allergies- KLAA

As a parent, teacher or counselor handling children with food allergies on a daily basis, you understand the challenges of creating a safe learning environment for all of our children.

 
The current statistics range from 1 in 12 to 1 in 25 people having food allergies. As these numbers increase yearly, so do the numbers increase of children with food allergies attending school or daycare. 

There are many resources/programs focused on increasing awareness for  parents and educators about managing food allergies.

WHERE ARE THE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN LIVING AND GOING TO SCHOOL WITH FOOD ALLERGIES? 

KIDS ALLERGY EDUCATION CLASSES

My short term vision is providing allergy awareness classes to our earliest learners, beginning with the preschool level. My long term vision is having allergy curriculum available for all age levels and needs.

Our communities need to work together in replacing the 'stigma and fears' often felt when having to handle allergies with a community of ‘friends helping friends’ and allies for a lifetime. 

1st graders loved this book, The Bugabees

These 25 – 30 minute classes are interactive, engaging and most importantly, educational. No matter the age of any child in one of these presentations, he/she will leave with a greater understanding of how their individual awareness can play a vital role in saving anyone's life who may have allergies.

If you can you answer 'YES' to any of the following questions, SAFE presentations are the educational tool which can make your children's environment a SAFEr place to learn.  

• Are you sending your child off to school with food allergies or do you have children in your classroom(s) with food allergies?
• Would you like to see students better educated about understanding the importance of taking food allergies seriously? 
• Could your students, those with and without allergies, benefit from a presentation which creates a SAFEr learning environment by easing many of the worries associated with handling food allergies?

My goal is to create educational environments which enable everyone to more easily navigate through allergy challenges, while helping to overcome and conquer all our allergy fears.

SAFE Training for Schools, Camps and Daycares

Age, group size and knowledge base creates different needs for every presentation. Each 25 – 30 minute class is individually designed with these differences in mind. Each group can be guaranteed a learning environment which will be engaging, fun and educational. Our non-threatening approach achieves three outcomes:

    1. It increases allergy awareness for students who don’t have allergies.
    2. It’s a simple way of discussing allergies to kids who find it hard to understand and for kids who find it hard to explain.
    3. Most importantly, this positive learning experience helps to decrease allergy anxieties and fears for those kids who have to navigate daily their own personal allergy challenges.

All presentations will include the following:

     1. A discussion about allergies.
     2. A video from FAAN ( Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network) or educational powerpoint presentation (depending on the age group).
     3. A coloring/activity page students can take home to share and further educate their families.
     4. And, if time allows (definitely for our youngest learners), an allergy story from my library collection.

Hanging with the 2nd graders

Allergy presentations available for ALL ages as well as resource/support classes for adults.

For more information or pricing, contact me at:  foodallergymom@gmail.com

**References available upon request.