Posts: food allergies

How to Make Your Halloween Inclusive

How to Make Your Halloween Inclusive

A similar version of this post was originally published in October 2012. It has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Kids love candy. However, for many kids candy is simply not an option. Between childhood obesity, juvenile diabetes, food allergies, and...
Living with Food Allergies

Living with Food Allergies

Having a child with food allergies can be daunting, overwhelming, and scary. When we learned our son had multiple food allergies, I can remember being relieved to get the results but also being very nervous. Food allergies added another layer to his already...
Breastfeeding…2.0?

Breastfeeding…2.0?

My daughter was born in 2006 with MANY medical issues, including no gag, suck or swallow.  Not being able to use her mouth to eat, she had a gtube placed shortly after she was born.  Although I was never able to breast feed in the traditional sense, I knew how...