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Originally Posted by bluntus logicimus
So ban peanut butter at schools.
And of course, it is banned at home.
As long as the child magically transports between these two sites, they are safe and sound.
At what age do the child and the children around them understand the actions and consequences of peanut butter. Is the ban in place up to and including Grade 12?
Leading from the 1st paragraph, does the child participate in society outside of home and school or is it safer to stay in only these two locations? If the former, what precautions can be taken? And if these are available, then it leads back to . . . what age can the child fend for themselves?
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The child does excatly the same thing as any other kids do. They goto birthday parties and hockey, flames games and you name it. When they goto birthday parties, the hosts, will know before hand, and in 90% of the cases will ask about simple thinks like cake and cookes and snacks. the other 10% of the time they likely just don't invite the child cause it's too much effort for them. Even though the choice usually boils down to Betty crocker vs Dunca Hines..
There are risks in every situation you mentioned, you can talk parent to parent in most of the cases, and in the rest you are there to help out. As the kid gets older you have to help the child less and less as they make thier own decisions. When they are little you have to help them understand why they can't eat the cake, and you usually bring a cupcake with them or something.
School is a different animal, you can't "hover" in school as a parent, and there are usually 20 other children in the same class. A child spends so much time there, it's important to provide a safe enviroment for all of them.
Nut allergy kids understand the consequences of thier allergy before the goto school, unfortunatly the other kids don't know untill they are in school, and as evident by this thread alot of people don't know the concequences well into adulthood...