Im Jane Meagher, creator of Protect Your My Child From Life-Threatening Food Allergies, an innovative and comprehensive video learning system for parents of food-allergic children, and I€™m a parent, just like you, of a child with severe food allergies. Here's a few quick and helpful tips to help you protect your child from the everyday dangers of food allergies. Here's three helpful hints for eating out safely with your food-allergic child. First, prior to visiting a restaurant or fast food establishment, set proper expectations for your child. Discuss in advance that there may be certain menu items that your child cannot eat. You might be thinking: I don't have to bring this up because my child knows this already. Well, that may be true, but I've found that sometimes it's better to give a gentle reminder such as the following statement: "It will be fun to go to this restaurant an dto eat ou tas a family, but you know honey, everything may not be safe, and you know we won't be getting dessert at the restaurant, but when we get back we can have those special safe brownies we just got." You might be surprised at how proper expectation setting can have a huge impact on your child's attitude. Upon arriving at the restaurant, do two things immediately. First, ask to see a menu right away so that your child can review the menu and start selecting a few possible foods. This way you don't have to ask detailed questions about the whole menu, but just about the safety of the ingredients and cross-contact possibilities for a few menu items your child is actually considering. Second, ask to speak with a manager right away. This allows you to get a jumpstart on asking questions and allows the manager the necessary time to speak with you and then research the answers, potentially even before you and your party are ready to order food. Waiting to do this until you are ready to order may cause delays and frustrations for you, your child, and the rest of the dining party, or the restaurant staff. I'd love to give you a free video called Ten Things To Do So Your Food-Allergic Child Can Eat Out Safely, including things you can do in advance to make your eating out experience more safe and enjoyable, including the one Unbreakable Rule. Actually, I'm giving away FIVE 8-10 minute videos absolutely free. These videos will teach you: *10 important ways your child can eat out safely at restaurants and fast food establishments *10 critical things your child needs to know about his/her food allergies *How to handle food allergy challenges at school *12 ways to avoid danger at extra-curricular activities *My top 10 rules for accurately reading food ingredient labels to make sure the food you give your child is safe (and a free downloadable copy of these rules!) I'm doing this in celebration of the release of my Protect Your Child From Life-Threatening Food Allergies system, and I hope that parents everywhere will benefit from these free videos. The videos will be available for a limited time by going to www.mychildhasafoodallergy.com/free. Please take just 10 minutes a day over 5 days to watch these free videos that will help you do more to keep your child safe. I wish you and your family health, happiness, and safety.
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