Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective Dismissive comments about a child’s allergies those that minimise the severity or necessity of precautions are harmful because children absorb tone more than content. They…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective It is a common scenario for the deep love and necessary care required for an allergic child to…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective When parents are faced with the deeply dismissive claim that their child’s life-threatening allergies are “made up” or exaggerated, it…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective An allergic reaction is a high-stress event that shakes everyone involved, not just the child. Each family member processes the…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective A hospital visit following an allergic reaction can leave a child feeling fragile and deeply vulnerable, disrupting their sense of…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective When a child develops a fear of every new food—known as food anxiety or food aversion after a reaction, that fear thrives…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective Parental anxiety is often highly contagious; children sense fear intuitively before they process words. If a parent flinches, hovers,…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Perspective The tendency to mentally re-enact a crisis incident is a natural but exhausting response to perceived trauma, often driven by the…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective A severe allergic reaction shatters a child’s fundamental sense of safety, often causing anxiety around food and social…
Allergies and Food Requirements/Requests
Parenting Perspective It is a common human reaction for individuals to freeze when confronted with a medical emergency. As a parent, the strategy must…