Birthday treats from school but your kid is allergic to it and can’t eat it. Do you take it home anyways or give it back?
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I usually take ot home and swap it for her for something she can have.
My sons nursery stopped this from happening due to different kids having different allergies which in my opinion is the right thing to do. Example: my son has a dairy allergy when they took birthday cake he couldn’t have any and always got upset. It kinda cheered him up a little when I told him he has ‘special cake’ at home. But of course a 4 year old is going to be upset when he can’t have a piece of what everyone else is eating!
Take the treat save it for yourself or tell ur child why they can’t partake and toss it or give it away
@Xali that’s a good point. They don’t eat any food in class though so I’m not that worried. They take the treats home and don’t hand them out until parents are there to pick up. She’s allergic to egg so any kind of cake or cookies or baked goods treat, she cannot have. So I really don’t think parents are going to switch what they want to do unfortunately. Something to think about though.
@Laura they don’t eat any food. It’s o my 2.5 hours 2 days a week. So they just pass the treat out when the parents come yo pick up. But yeah she was really sad today about it. It’s really the first time she has cared. And it made me really sad
As a teaching assistant, I always make sure we have an alternative for a child with an allergy. All our children know why a some children can’t have some foods and are very respectful about it. Sometimes, if there is enough of the treat, we would offer it to the sibling of the child who has a dietary need.
My son has allergies, serious enough to need an epi pen and when this time comes up for him I will have to politely refuse and agree with my son to get him something else. The issue is that if you accept it now, when you’re not there to stop them, they will accept and eat whatever before you have a chance to assess it’s okay or not. Regardless if your LO is upset because they didn’t get the bag there or not, it wouldn’t make a difference because if you accepted the bag, took it home and then later told your LO they can’t eat anything and it will have to go in the bin, I feel that would make them more upset as they were likely excited to eat from their birthday bag. Until they know what to watch out for, you need to be your child’s advocate and keep them safe
I think it would be a valuable lesson teaching your child’s classmates what allergies are + next year that parent will remember and make sure to be inclusive to your child! Also I wouldn’t want the teacher to think it’s okay to give allergens to my child if I’m not there :)