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Nine Halloween Treats for Allergic Kids
Having a few non-food Halloween treats handy, even if you're planning on giving out candy to most trick-or-treaters who stop by your house, is a thoughtful gesture to kids with food allergies. Many of these treats would also make excellent party favors for birthdays at school or for allergy-safe Halloween parties. All are inexpensive and available at mass market stores, warehouse stores, and/or drugstores.

Children's Book: The Peanut-Free Café
Review of Gloria Koster & Maryann Cocca-Leffler's children's book The Peanut-Free Café

My child's school is nut-free. Why is this necessary? What food can she bring?
Is your child's school or classroom peanut-free this year? Learn how to pack lunches or snacks for peanut- or nut-free schools.

AAP Recommendations - Preventing Food Allergies in Infants
Find out the American Academy of Pediatrics' stance on preventing food allergies by delaying solids and when to introduce allergenic foods to infants and toddlers for food allergy prevention.

Food Allergies in Schools: Do You Need a 504 Plan for a Food Allergy?
Did you know that food allergies are considered a "hidden disability" legally, and that students with food allergies are guaranteed certain protections in public schools? Learn how to work with schools and how to ascertain if your child with a food allergy might need a 504 plan to protect her legal rights.

Managing Allergies During Pregnancy
Managing Allergies During Pregnancy, from About.com's Guide to Allergies.

Food Allergy Prevention in Infants and Children
Learn the current science behind preventing allergies by delaying common allergies. From About.com's Guide to Allergies.

School Guidelines for Managing Students with Food Allergies
Guidelines for managing food allergies in schools, created collaboratively by several national education and allergy organizations. A good starting place for working with a highly allergic child's school to create a workable allergy policy.

Kids and Allergies
News article about special concerns for parents of highly allergic children.

Essay from a Food Allergic Teenager
Essay about unique concerns among teenagers with severe food allergies, from the Food Allergy Initiative.

Chronic Babe
An online community whose mission is to improve the lives of young women with chronic conditions, including food allergies.