What Food Allergy Parents Want You to Know
Truth is (almost) anyone can help support Food Allergy families like ours.
Here are some hard truths that (if you know) will help you help us:
▪️food allergies are a serious medical condition
▪️like Emma, 1 in 13 kids have food allergies
▪️if Emma eats a food allergen, she could die
▪️we want to feel safe + not feel like an inconvenience
▪️she wants to play & have fun like your kid #inclusion
before anyone says “I feel so bad for you. I wouldn’t last a day in your shoes”— 🛑✋stawp it. we don’t want to be felt bad for! we want to be supported in tangible ways that nearly everyone is capable of.
Here’s how:
#foodallergyawareness Tip No. 3
Ask questions— we love good allergy questions backed by genuine curiosity and openness. there are so many allergy myths out there. we are grateful for anyone who has a heart of “how can I help keep your child safe?”
Thank you in advanced for the empathy, support, and questions. If you have any now feel free to leave them below (:
I’ll do my best to get to them!