Having allergies doesn't mean you can't enjoy Halloween. There are lots of ways you can host a fun Halloween night without endangering children and adults with allergies. The best part of Halloween is dressing up and the second best part is getting candy. For many children going door to door and participating in traditional trick or treating can be a problem because they can easily come into contact with something in which they are allergic. By hosting a Halloween event in your home you can control the allergens that will be present and still have a great time.
How to Have Allergy Safe "Trick or Treating" Set up a scavenger hunt around your home. If space and weather permit you can include the back or front yard as well. Give the kids participating clues and have them find their treats. Place small candies, stickers, or other small toys inside balloons and have the kids sit on them to pop them. If the kids are small you can have adults help them pop the balloons to get everyone involved. Borrow a tradition from Easter but change
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Going door to door is fun but it isn't the only way you can enjoy getting candy this Halloween. The biggest key to choosing allergy safe candy is to talk to the people you invite. Ask them if anyone in their family that will be attending the party has an allergy. Find out what the allergy is and then ask them which candy is safe for them. You can even ask that they bring a bag or two of candy to the party. Once you have asked everyone about their allergies you can take the information and make a master list of allergies. The master list then can be emailed to those you invite. This will help everyone be on the same page. The way to make sure the candy you choose for Halloween is safe is to read the label. If the bag says it is packaged in a plant that handles peanuts, choose another candy. For many people, even eating something without nuts but it touched a bowl that held nuts is enough to cause a
From 1997 to 2008 the number of American children that have some form of nut allergy has tripled. Peanut allergies are considered one of “Big 8” food allergies that accounts for 90% of allergies which includes 3 million Americans out of the 21 million Americans that suffer from some form of allergy. Less than 21% of those individuals with peanut allergies will outgrow it. Peanut allergies account for the most common food related deaths. Four out of every 100 children have some form of food allergy. If an allergy is going to surface it will effect a child between 12 and 14 months of age this is why child care environments are the most vulnerable. Peanut allergies affect about 5% within this age group. I was surprised with the various names and different items that peanuts can be found in. Peanut
...pecific leukotriene receptors on bronchial tissues, therefore preventing bronchoconstriction, mucus secretion, and oedema. These treatments also reduce the influx of eosinophils, which results the ability to limit inflammatory damage being caused in the airway. These oral, non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the incidence of acute asthma attacks when taken on a regularly basis. Although in cases of acute asthmatic attacks medical intervention and treatment is required. The type of intervention depends on the severity of the attack itself.
You have close relatives with allergy (that is, a mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, or child)
As modern medical research begins to discover the deep-rooted genetic and environmental origins of many chronic diseases and illnesses, researchers have began to realize the complexity of illnesses that plague mankind. One prevalent disease among humans is Asthma, a chronic lung disease that irritates and tightens the airways, resulting in reocurring periods of coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and wheezing. Asthma’s phenotypic range does not follow the relative simplicity of Mendelian genetics, but is rather rooted in multiple genes, such as Interleukin-13 (IL-13), and specific environmental exposures such as air pollution.
First the most simple and important step to take is let others know about your allergies, like your friends, family, and doctors. Another step is being extra careful about avoiding foods you eat and are around. It’ll also help to check all food labels and keep track of all the foods you eat throughout your day. Along with letting others know about your food allergy, sometimes when a doctor knows about your allergy he will prescribe a shot or some medicine to carry around with you just in case. Although there is no cure for food allergies to this day, there are alternatives that help people to deal with
While some people are predisposed to breathing problems because they have asthma in the family, others may find that their asthma is triggered by other factors like things in their environment. To avoid developing asthma, you can look at your lifestyle to ensure you are making healthy choices.
Developing allergies that people are unaware of can be very scary and dramatically life changing. Some of the effects that allergies can cause can be troubling and they might happen multiple times before
Yes, this country was founded on liberty and freedom of choice, there can be no denying this. The primary source of debate against vaccinations as an assault on liberty stems from parent’s opinion that this is in some way the government trying to tell them how to raise their children as children in many states must have current vaccinations to attend public school. With respect, the government can have authority as to how someone raises their children. The government has laws detailing what constitutes child endangerment and abuse and failure for parents to remain well outside of these lines can result in parental incarceration and the movement of children into the foster care system. Federal law defines child abuse as "any recent act or failure
Asthma is a disease that currently has no cure and can only be controlled and managed through different treatment methods. If asthma is treated well it can prevent the flare up of symptoms such as coughing, diminish the dependence on quick relief medication, and help to minimize asthma attacks. One of the key factors to successful treatment of asthma is the creation of an asthma action plan with the help of a doctor that outlines medications and other tasks to help control the patient’s asthma ("How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled?"). The amount of treatment changes based on the severity of the asthma when it is first diagnosed and may be the dosage may be increased or decreased depending on how under control the patient’s asthma is. One of the main ways that asthma can be controlled is by becoming aware of the things that trigger attacks. For instance staying away from allergens such as pollen, animal fur, and air pollution can help minimize and manage the symptoms associated with asthma. Also if it is not possible to avoid the allergens that cause a patient’s asthma to flare up, they may need to see an allergist. These health professionals can help diagnosis what may need to be done in other forms of treatment such as allergy shots that can help decrease the severity of the asthma ("How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled?").
To encourage learning through play stage (Charlesworth and Lind, 20101) in the classroom I would have sand and water play with accessories like cups and scoopers, measuring cups in the kitchen, blocks, and yardsticks to measure blocks and towers they build, coins, unfix cubes and strings to measure the length of paintbrush, paper or paint containers. I also would have measured around the project to allow children measure random measurable things in the classroom.
Create a bubble that stretches out using a large wand (that you can make from a piece of wire). Whoosh it through the air so the bubble follows and grows behind it. Then, with great drama, let the bubble go. Give the students a chance to note what happens to it before it pops.
It will help if you'd ask them what game they would like to play and make sure everyone can join the fun. It is not advisable to play hide and seek if you are out camping since this game already caused number of loses in the past. There are activities which require a skill of map reading. So, if you want to play these kinds of games, you will need to teach your kids how to use the map and the
Glow sticks – You can’t go wrong with anything that glows; necklaces, bracelets, wands, anything. The best prices are at the Dollar Store. New sippy Cups/waterbottles – My kids love new water bottles.
Vaccines and You As I walked into my medical building today, I made note of a sign in the front door. “Measles has been recorded in California, Utah, and Colorado. Please be aware of the symptoms, and vaccinate your children.” If you didn't already know, measles is a very contagious viral disease that is marked by a fever and rash.