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Step 1
Notify the school of the child's allergies. This being food, medication, and all other allergies the child may have.
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Step 2
Put the Food Allergy Action Plan to use. Provide written medical documentation, instructions and medications as directed by a physician.
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Step 3
Educate the child in self-management, including: what foods are safe, what foods to avoid, the symptoms of allergic reactions, how to inject their EpiPen, how to relate to an adult that they are having a reaction, how to sign that they are having a reaction in case they cannot talk and how to read the food labels in their school.
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Step 4
Give the school a backup EpiPen in case it is needed for your child. Never just assume your child has it with him.
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Step 5
Provide emergency contact information; make sure it's in the office, the nurse's station, with the bus driver, etc.
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Step 6
WHAT KIDS CAN DO:
• Never kid about food allergies.
• Don't share food, you never know how it was prepared.
• Wash hands after eating, sounds simple but it can save a life in this instance.
• Ask a friend what they are allergic to and help the friend avoid it.
• Get help immediately if a schoolmate has a reaction.
