Students With Food Allergies Are Lonelier: Here’s How To Help

Foods

• Up to 90% of food allergies are caused by eight foods:
  1. Cow’s milk
  2. Eggs
  3. Fish
  4. Shellfish
  5. Wheat
  6. Peanuts
  7. Tree nuts
  8. Soy

What can I do to help students with food allergies at class parties?

Kids with food restrictions feel left out when they can’t fully participate at a party. Here’s something I wrote recently about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week:

When my son was in preschool, he was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. It’s a mild condition, his pediatrician assured us, one he’d most likely outgrow (and he eventually did). But for the time being, he needed to abstain from gluten.