The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies: Clear and Complete Advice f rom the Experts on Raising Your food-Allergic Child

Each year thousands of children in this country are diagnosed with one or more food allergies. For them--& their parents & caregivers--the ordinary patterns of life are profoundly disrupted. As families struggle with a serious condition that can at any moment become life-threatening, the stress is often overwhelming. Now this invaluable reference provides the practical help & reassurance parents have been waiting for. To write this book, Marianne Barber, whose son has serious food allergies, teamed up with a pediatric allergy specialist & a psychologist who treats many people with severe allergies. The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies addresses in detail the practical, physical, & emotional issues kids & their families face, including vital information on: * handling emergencies * stocking a kitchen with safe, appealing foods * helping a child adjust easily in school * dealing with the stress that having a food-allergic child puts on family relationships * eating in restaurants & traveling Comprehensive & authoritative, this book is certain to become the bible for anyone with a food-allergic child.Marianne S. Barber is the author of 'The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies: Clear and Complete Advice f rom the Experts on Raising Your food-Allergic Child' with ISBN 9780805065992 and ISBN 0805065997.