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Dear all,
I felt terrible when I heard a seven year old child lost her life due to a preventable food allergy reaction. After the shock a parent from my son's class and I decided to talk about this in our preschool. We did a presentation on January 18.
We talked about how important it is to raise awareness and to create supportive communities. Policies and action plans are must haves but individuals are the ones who implement them...We talked to a group of about twenty parents. We only asked for ten minutes of their time, they all gave us their utmost attention, empathy and sincere concern. We received great suggestions. Questions, recommendations from other parents and the underlying tone was so very well received. Revisions and allergy awareness starting at open houses were underway before I left the room:)
More than 12 million people have food allergies and the numbers are rising. Raising awareness, creating supportive communities are key to prevent a severe allergic reaction from happening. I would like to share the link so that every one can view and share the presentation. I relied on FAAN's web site to put the presentation together and the facts and numbers were an eye opener and helped to get the attention of every parent in the room.
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Thank you,
Ayse
This quote by Steven Brust sums it up: "...once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision."
I did not get what the fuss was about cakes...For me a warm slice of rustic apple pie served with vanilla ice cream, a chunk of good quality chocolate or a piece of walnut baklava would be a tasteful ending for a nice gathering. I honestly did not like frosting and all the fancy decorations do not make the cake taste any better so cakes were never an important part of the menu for me...Not until my son started attending birthday parties.
Sarp knew what things he can or cannot eat from an early age. He did not protest his minimal options at parties which were pretzels and carrots. Cake was a no no for him due to eggs, nuts, tree nuts and dairy... All the things he is highly allergic to.
Birthday parties should be about fun and friendship not about being left out! So this year we celebrated Sarp's birthday with heavily frosted chocolate cupcakes. Yes, I had my share too and honestly after that big portion I devoured now I need to go on a defrosting diet.
Kids really enjoyed decorating their own cupcakes and were very proud of their individual designs. They also loved the Safari themed birthday cake. Check out the photos and you might be able to tell apart the soccer playing bears, bears wishing on the wishing star, worm farm and even bears hugging on a snowy day:)
Million thanks for those who are working for allergy awareness and also to those who help spread the great recipes!
I used to think we had so little options but now things are getting better...
