Making accomodations for children who suffer from life-threatening allergies is vital in daycare.
Among the many medical emergencies which chould occur in the daycare setting, one of the most common is the chance of a child having a severe allergic reaction to something they have eaten, inhaled or even simply touched.
I recently covered this topic in my article, Daycare Allergies. Its surprising and sometimes saddening to witness the extent to which these issues affect some children.
The son of a friend had many severe allergies, one of which was latex. The entire class had been warned, notes had been sent home, and teachers all used non-latex gloves to serve snack or to apply band-aids. The real severity of his allergy only became apparent when one day he broke out in hives and began to have trouble breathing. Thankfully his mom volunteered at the school and she was able to drive him to the doctor and get the proper medical care. The culprit was eventually discovered in one of the other student's backpacks. The child had innocently placed some ballooons in his bag and that had been enough.
If you want to read more about what daycare centers can do to prevent situations like this from occurring, or ways to ease some of the feelings of "being different" that arise in children dealing with allergies, be sure to check out my article on this topic.
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