| You children should be able to go to camp, spend | | | | As a parent you need to alert the camp that your |
| time with their friends, and just have a glorious | | | | child has a food allergy or allergies. When you alert |
| summer, but for some it can be difficult for a mother | | | | them of the allergies your child has they can then |
| to allow a child to go off and have fun. For children | | | | make adjustments for certain meals, like supplying |
| with food allergies, especially multiple food allergies it | | | | something else for a night. You can also supply your |
| can be extremely difficult for parents to feel | | | | child with appropriate foods and snacks to take with |
| comfortable sending their child away for a couple of | | | | them to camp. Many of the camp for kids with food |
| days. When you are talking about camp for kids with | | | | allergies will keep the food in the kitchen and allow |
| food allergies it is important to understand some of | | | | the child to get something from those stores, like a |
| the things a parent must think about, especially if | | | | snack during the day, when the other children are |
| your child is new to the food allergies he or she has. | | | | having their snack. This is a sure way to ensure that |
| First it is very important to explain to your child the | | | | your child is safe. |
| ramifications of them eating any food they have not | | | | You may also want to have your child carry an Epi- |
| asked about. In other words they are going to need | | | | Pen or some form of epinephrine just in case. While |
| to ask how the food was prepared, with what the | | | | the camps will have a doctor on hand or at least |
| food was prepared, and even ask to check some of | | | | nearby it is important to make sure they will be safe |
| the ingredients of the food. Camps tend to be very | | | | if a reaction begins to occur. This will of course |
| regimented in the foods supplied. This means that it | | | | depend on the severity of the child's food allergies. |
| can be difficult to find camp for kids with food | | | | Some children simply break out in hives and a couple |
| allergies that will caterer to them appropriately. In | | | | of days later they are better, where as others can |
| fact there may only be a few foods the child will be | | | | go into anaphylactic shock. |
| able to eat will at camp. | | | | |