Hi There!
We've had another busy month at Star Allergy Alerts and have lots of interesting news to share!
In this month's E-Newsletter we feature a new range of super-cute allergy story books "Freddy The Mouse" and a discount on our range of Allergy/Medical Alert Bracelets... read on for more details!
We also talk about the very disturbing subject of food allergy bullying, which is a hot topic at the moment, plus lots more, so read on and please also take some time to browse our ever-growing range of allergy awareness products (for kids and adults!)... Happy Shopping! |
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Fantastic NEW Freddy the Mouse Books!!
  
This gorgeous range of educational books aimed at 3 to 6 year olds, feature gentle informative stories about friends with severe food allergies and anaphylaxis.
The stories are told in a clear and relevant way, using characters that children cannot help but fall in love with! They offer an invaluable introduction to food allergies, and provide useful framework to support discussion between adult and child.
Priced at $22.95 each or the Set of 3 books for $54.95! (SAVE $13.90!)
For further information or to purchase click HERE! |
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Food Allergies and Bullying.
As if our precious allergy kids don't have enough to worry about... A new report has found that about 35% of children over the age of 5 with food allergies have been the target of bullying, teasing or harrassment because of their allergies. Most reported the issues related to their having to carry medication, being set apart at mealtimes and getting special treatment.
Almost half of those children reported that the food they were allergic to had been waved in their face! This disturbing new trend is causing emotional issues in allergy kids including depression and embarrassment. We need to encourage our kids to report incidents immediately and addressed by the schools.
Unfortunately my daughter Stella has experienced a similar situation in Grade 1, when a child put his biscuit in her lunchbox declaring it to contain nuts (which indeed it did)! The teacher quickly took care of the situation and notified myself and the other parent and following a meeting with all concerned, the situation was resolved. We're talking about 6 year olds here; I shudder to think about what older kids are capable of!
If you have any similar experiences with allergy bullying, we would love you to share them here...
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