MishpishWhat kind of a parent are you?
August 14th 2008 08:37
As a parent you are pretty much always rating and comparing yourself. Some parents think they are doing a perfect job, however most question themself and whether or not they are doing things 'the right way'.
Whether it's issues regarding behaviour, diet, TV or discipline, everyone has a different viewpoint and a different way of doing things. The same goes for handling your child's severe food allergies.
How to handle food allergies is just as debatable as any other parenting issue. Do you make all your food from scratch to ensure that nothing containing 'trace' amounts of allergens enter your home? Or do you have your child's food next to a jar of peanut butter in the cupboard?
There are extremes and moderates on all ends of the scale. I read about a woman who was so stressed about handling her child's severe food allergy on a daily level that she asked the government for special welfare payments. Another parent might not take many precautions at all.
In some areas I think I'm pretty laid back --, maybe even too laid back. I have most processed foods in the house, except those that obviously contain nuts. There's no peanut butter or nut products, but nearly everything in our cupboard has the ole 'may contain traces of nuts' on the package, and my daughter eats most of them. Yet I won't take a vacation without ensuring that the hotel staff are aware of my daughter's condition, and want to ensure we're close to medical facilities.
Where do you fit in the scale? And what do you think should be considered 'normal' parenting behaviour in this situation?
One parent's evil is another parent's saviour
How to handle food allergies is just as debatable as any other parenting issue. Do you make all your food from scratch to ensure that nothing containing 'trace' amounts of allergens enter your home? Or do you have your child's food next to a jar of peanut butter in the cupboard?
There are extremes and moderates on all ends of the scale. I read about a woman who was so stressed about handling her child's severe food allergy on a daily level that she asked the government for special welfare payments. Another parent might not take many precautions at all.
In some areas I think I'm pretty laid back --, maybe even too laid back. I have most processed foods in the house, except those that obviously contain nuts. There's no peanut butter or nut products, but nearly everything in our cupboard has the ole 'may contain traces of nuts' on the package, and my daughter eats most of them. Yet I won't take a vacation without ensuring that the hotel staff are aware of my daughter's condition, and want to ensure we're close to medical facilities.
Where do you fit in the scale? And what do you think should be considered 'normal' parenting behaviour in this situation?
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