Author: Alice Willitts and Deborah Carter

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Highly commended by the British Medical Association Book Awards 2008 and the Royal Society of Medicine Book Awards 2008.

An essential guide to the practical and emotional journey of bringing up children with food allergies.
Written by two mothers with first-hand experience this reassuring book interweaves factual and practical details with stories from other parents of allergic children, leading you through all the challenges you’ll face while learning to live with food allergy in the family.

• Coping after your child’s first allergic reaction
• Weaning allergic babies: a new liberated approach.
• Feeding your allergic child: within the family and outside the home.
• Socialising safely: birthday parties, playgrounds, toddler groups, holidays.
• Living positively with food allergy: help your child, siblings and relatives adjust.
• Teaching other people to look after your child: grandparents, childminders, babysitters, friends.
• Starting pre-school or school: how to overcome your fears and help your child fit in

Medical Advisers: Professor John O. Warner MD FRCPCH FMed Sci and dietician Kate Grimshaw Bsc MSc SRD RNutr

"This has been the single most useful tool in helping me work out how to manage my son's allergies. It tells you all the little details you want to know, more like a friend than a book."
Fiona Case, mother

"I have found this practical guide invaluable, it should be pounced upon by parents and professionals alike."
Rachel Berry, nursery nurse

For further information about severe food allergies, please visit The Analaphylaxis Campaign website at www.anaphylaxis.org.uk