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Hope in Under 140 Characters
Many people assume Twitter attracts users around common health care issues for content sharing and information. After Tweeting about #FoodAllergies for several years, I’ve learned that Twitter is a place where I can go to feel better. Why? The conversation below illustrates. Note: The real-time prelude to these Tweets took place a few minutes prior. […]
Haunted By Food
Last week, in Psychology Today, I wrote about an unforgettable evening when I should have administered an Epipen to Eden — but I did not. That notion may seem strange or even careless but after reading my piece, Raise An Allergic Child And You May Be Haunted By Food, then again, it may not.
A Short Summary of Serendipity
Parents never know when a little serendipity will enrich their families. As my husband points out in my favorite of his blog posts Small Things (his blog tagline is: Maximizing the serendipity around you) it’s so important to be open to the small experiences of life. And I would add that in doing so, parents often find we reach […]
Don’t Stew Over Dinner
A few days ago I wrote a piece on Psychology Today about recent trends towards eating “clean” and nutritious and organic food — A wonderful sentiment! But sometimes parents can get overwhelmed and overburdened by that goal. Today I received my goop newsletter filled with “Healthy Recipes” which seem remarkably simple and doable. I have […]
Lightening Up
It’s a cliche … but I believe that laughing can make almost anyone (and especially parents) feel better about almost anything. That’s why I like to read laugh-out-loud writing at the end of trying days. And lately, between winter weather, an upcoming publishing date and my children’s school responsibilities, it seems my whole family can become […]
Sophie-Safe Cooking: A Reveiw
Sophie-Safe Cooking is a most welcome addition to resources for Food Allergy families. It has an online and a print component. The Sophie-Safe Food Guide is an online resource providing a database where users register and then create up to four allergy profiles choosing from over 300 allergens. Users can also create “Include” profiles with […]
Kid Tipster
Eden in the FAAN (Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network) Food Allergy News for Kids. Edens’s tips for the holidays and blurb: …allergic to milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, salmon and some legumes. “During the holiday’s when I have a safe food that my mom has made for me, I like for other people to eat […]
An Overnight … Really
We are going to Philadelphia to sightsee for exactly two days and one night. Below is a photo of some (but not all) of the food I’m packing to accommodate Eden’s food allergies. To be clear – I am NOT complaining. The abundance of food products that address even his multiple allergies is incredible as […]
Superior Screen Time
I know, I know. We parents don’t want our kids to sit through the entire holidays with their face in front of the computer. But as long you know they are going to putting in some screen time, I think it may as well be well-spent screen time. These are two free computer programs I’m […]