Allergic children should have a normal education, argues an association

Children allergic to certain foods must have a normal education, argues a parents' association, the French Association polyallergic, which offers various solutions, mainly to avoid accidental consumption of allergenic products.

For parents, every year, the school year is a concern that intensifies when children are allergic. School exclusion is fear because all schools have no adequate response to this situation.

The origins of various food allergies are: eggs, dairy products, peanuts, hazelnuts, cereals, meat, fish, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, celery.

In some institutions, staff and some officials make every effort to facilitate the integration of the allergic child while respecting the pathological constraints. But, in general, before we get to that stage, we had long discussions, seminars, round tables and publications, says the association.

The association has also set up hotlines to answer the many questions and support families in their efforts. With these hotlines, it includes providing clear information on the implementation of the "host individual Project" (IPA) established by the Ministry of Education.

The IPA was created to provide assistance and support to families with children and adolescents suffer from health problems. This is a contractual document written from the dialogue between the various people involved with the child, parent, principal, teacher, doctor or nurse of Education, physician and representative of the municipality where the child will in the canteen or daycare.

"The establishment of PAI has shown that being allergic is not a debilitating disease, but a change in lifestyle," said an official of the association recommends that parents "not to overreact but explain the specific needs of the child. "

Just as parents need to understand the disease and its constraints on the allergic child and bring him to manage his allergy (teach him to say "no" for example), they are on the eve of the fall meet the master or mistress and people in contact with the child to the canteen to remember the specific needs of the child, also advises the association