tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post8774717621990002839..comments2023-08-02T10:45:09.431-05:00Comments on The ChockleyBlogs: Working for PeanutsStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05844808198833729652noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-85991868873508120682008-05-29T12:02:00.000-05:002008-05-29T12:02:00.000-05:00Soynut butter! It's good and with jelly and bread,...Soynut butter! It's good and with jelly and bread, it's hard to tell the difference. Wow, I had no idea this peanut allergy thing was so serious. I just thought my pediatrician was being over cautious about it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611074624597369915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-9981225768391240182008-05-29T11:24:00.000-05:002008-05-29T11:24:00.000-05:00Steph - you could also consider, if they are allow...Steph - you could also consider, if they are allowed, and Connor will tolerate it, other nut butters. Our pediatrician is a little overzealous about peanuts, so Jonah still hasn't had any, but we do give him cashew butter and jelly sandwiches. It's a little more expensive, but to me, it tastes more or less the same, and it serves similar nutritional needs.JenLFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299116203252540700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-83616648677320826322008-05-29T06:29:00.000-05:002008-05-29T06:29:00.000-05:00Carrie and Shannon were the exact two people I wan...Carrie and Shannon were the exact two people I wanted to hear from on this issue! I can definitely relate to wanting some control over uncontrollable environments. <BR/><BR/>Jelly sandwiches it is!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844808198833729652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-2919948177038041922008-05-28T20:28:00.000-05:002008-05-28T20:28:00.000-05:00(waving hand in the air) i am one of those parents...(waving hand in the air) i am one of those parents who has a kid with an all nuts allergy and we have taken a fair amount of grief from other parents about this issue. i wonder if parents think we are making this up to make life difficult for them. they question me in detail as to what happens during an attack. if i had known, i would have taken a picture of my 2 year old looking like an elephant man to show around. man, that was scary. <BR/><BR/>for some (much speculated) reason(s) nuts allergies are on the rise--much different from when we were in school. i don't know why (please don't blame my limited breast feeding) and i sure wish they weren't. the thing that we worry about, as parents, is a child eating a peanut butter sandwich and then touching my child and it causing an allergic reaction, one that the teacher may or may not be able to handle despite our discussions with her/him. or our son, despite his usual caution with this issue, deciding to try it out. <BR/><BR/>now, we are not super crazy with it-just cautious in environments were we don't have control (like school and camps). JP and other have eaten pb and js at our house, with us exercising some caution. <BR/><BR/>i sure wish i didn't have to ensure a nut free environment for him at school (and, man, do i miss having nuts at home without all the precautions). but, that simply isn't where we are. and it sucks. <BR/><BR/>the end. (smile)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537633934024273663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-74758951784536013612008-05-28T19:02:00.000-05:002008-05-28T19:02:00.000-05:00Well, I know it seems a little excessive, but ther...Well, I know it seems a little excessive, but there seem to be children with allergies and some with ALLERGIES. In my experience in the preschool and elementary school settings there have been numerous issues with peanut allergies. I have worked in schools where there are certain classes that are peanut free and some that the entire school is peanut free. Some of the children are allergic to the extent if the peanut is ingested they get an itchy rash. Others have it to the extent that if the peanut touches their skin or is ingested an Epipen is involved. This is when the situation turns life and death. It is also surprising how many products have peanuts hidden in the ingredients. Most of the children that I have run into with a severe allergy are well aware of the consequences, so they tend to be over cautious. However, they are just children-they can't always make the best decision/choice for themselves. In regards to the teachers---c'mon steph. You were a teacher. I have a "no trading" policy in my room due to allergies to walnuts and pecans. We've talked about why we can't trade and the severe health consequences that are involved for the two children that may be the victim of a food induced reaction. In the end, kids are kids. If they want to trade something, they will find a way. A teacher can only keep his/her eye in so many places. I am constantly reminding the children and reprimanding children, who choose not to listen. Thank goodness for the squealers (sometimes)(-a rant about tattle-tailing is for another time). Then you pair all of these battles with those with the parents who are terrified to send their babies to school in the instance that they may ingest something with peanuts and make it to the hospital at the end of the day rather than home. Teachers and administration don't want that kind of life or death situation on their hands over a tree nut. Sorry about my rant, but I have talked to administration, to the parents, and been the teacher--it may not be a bad time to introduce Connor to soybutter-or crackers and cheese as an alternative. It may be a difficult road, but less traumatic and difficult than a tragic peanut ALLERGY incident.<BR/>Sorry if any of this sounds harsh, I just couldn't imagine anything happening to one of my little guys over a peanut. It would be totally devastating. All I can say, is imagine if your little one was the child with the allergy. What precautions would you be comfortable with in the realistic school setting. <BR/>As to why the wave of peanut allergies have become so tragic and common, there are different theories about this. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030613.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>carrie millerShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09931843221937695102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519734.post-53995068304168493002008-05-28T18:58:00.000-05:002008-05-28T18:58:00.000-05:00There was a girl in Drew's class this past year an...There was a girl in Drew's class this past year and she was/is severely allergic to peanut butter. So allergic even, that just being near it causes her to have problems immediately. She, along with the other students allergic to peanut butter, sit at the designated "no peanut butter table"-which is a pretty good distance from the other tables. She almost lost her life at the age of 2, when she ate a peanut butter cracker. Apparently, some kids are super allergic-even just being around it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com