HALLOWEEN Tip: Create an "allergy goblin".

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Halloween is a wonderful holiday, but for parents of food allergic kids, it can be a little scary for all of the wrong reasons. Communicating with your kids about the brands of wrapped candy that are "safe" for them to eat and what is not is a start. Even so, its best to sort through the candy with your child, and if you can make a game of it, all the better.

At the end of the night, when all of the candy is sorted, place  your child's unsafe candy in a bag.  Then, you and your child can place it outside the front door where the "good allergy goblin" will come and take it away, and give them a gift in return. After they go to bed, or before they wake up, replace the bag of candy with a toy your child will love. It's a magical way to make your child feel special. Halloween is a social holiday, that isn't just about candy, and game like this can help keep it joyful.

PLEASE NOTE: Rockford Food Allergy Network (RFAN) is not a medical organization and any information should not be relied upon as medical advice. ALWAYS discuss individual health questions, concerns and medical issues with a qualified physician."

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Halloween Tip: Involve Your Child's Friends in Removing UnSafe Candy

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If you have a food allergic child, ask his or her  friends to help you go through your child's treat bag and pull out all the non-safe treats.  Then, take out a box of safe chocolate that you have pre-ordered online or purchased at your local store and replace what was taken from yoru child's bag.  The fun part for the kids comes when you divvy up the non-safe treats and they are all able to fill their bags up a little more with the new found treasure.  A bunch gets accomplished with this process. 

1.  Your child's friends are reminded that he/she has a serious condition

2.  They also get to see that your child is not not losing out on anything 

3.  Plus, your child's friends get to reap the benefits of helping him  and that really delivers the message in a positive way. 

PLEASE NOTE: Rockford Food Allergy Network (RFAN) is not a medical organization and any information should not be relied upon as medical advice. ALWAYS discuss individual health questions, concerns and medical issues with a qualified physician."

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