http://www.eggfreeepicurean.com/educate-yourself-about-food-allergies.php <br /><br />Here's how you educate yourself:<br />1. Talk to your allergist -- ask as many questions as you need to<br />2. Go through each item on this checklist, and do what we recommend<br />3. Go to Food Allergy Resource Links to learn about some of the other resources that are available to you free of charge, such as FAAN, Food Allergy Initiative, and Kids with Food Allergies<br />4. Find other parents with food allergic children and talk to them -- share what you've learned, ask what they know and exchange information:<br /><br />(1) By participating in interest groups found on community websites such as Facebook <br />(2) By telling everyone you know about your child's allergies<br /><br />You will be amazed at how quickly you'll find parents in your community who have food allergic children. We predict that by the time you tell 5 people about your child's food allergies, at least one of them will know someone struggling with food allergies.
