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My SIL was telling me yesterday that a little boy in her grandson's preschool had to be rushed to the hospital with a very bad allergic reaction because another kid had eaten peanut butter at home for breakfast and then the one who is allergic and the one who ate the peanut butter were playing together. The one who had the peanut butter's mom said she didn't realize that even eating it before he came to school was prohibited, and she is currently looking for a different preschool for her son because she finds this to be too prohibitive, as her son is a poor eater and loves PB so she wants him to be able to have it for his breakfast.

IMO - and this is just me - if my child was that allergic to such a common thing I would home school before I'd put him at risk like that. i am an asthmatic and I can really relate to the poor allergic kids dilemma.I understand they want to be like all the other kids but sometimes that is not prudent. Certainly, no one did anything wrong here. It was just a lack of total understanding on the part of the mom who let her kid eat his favorite breakfast before school.

[AngusandBuddhasMom]

Yes by osmosis the mom of the peanut butter breather should of known better.

[Jerz-girl]

I feel bad for the little boy for sure but I don't think eating peanut butter BEFORE school while at home should be prohibited, regardless.

Jerz

[Emma bunting]

There was a child in my son's Junior High who had some issue with regulating his body heat. So all winter the thermostat in his wing of the school had to be kept excessively high.....just for him. The other kids were sweating...and getting drowsy because of the heat. In my opinion, you do whatever you can to accommodate a child with special needs......short of actually affecting others around them in a really adverse way like this.

And I agree.....if my child was that deathly allergic to peanut butter I would home school him. There is no way you can control everybody around you all of the time.

ETA: now I want peanut butter!

[bikerbabe]

I feel bad for the poor kid who ended up in the hospital but prohibiting kids from eating PB at home is ridiculous.

[Jerz-girl]

Let me add, if the little boy who has such a sever allergic reaction just by coming in contact with someone who ate peanut butter earlier in the day, maybe his parents should look into other options for him. Too risky.

Jerz

[scotttie]

The child that is that allergic to peanut butter to the point of peanut breath is the one who needs to stay home. Even if all the parents do their best to cooperate to protect the poor child, here is simply no way to ensure that the allergic child doesn't come into contact somehow. Suppose one of the children "snuck" a finger lick of pb before school.

[scotttie]

PS: Isn't there a method now by which people who are so severely allergic and gradually become desensitized?

[Jerz-girl]

On 6/5/2014 scotttie said:

The child that is that allergic to peanut butter to the point of peanut breath is the one who needs to stay home. Even if all the parents do their best to cooperate to protect the poor child, here is simply no way to ensure that the allergic child doesn't come into contact somehow. Suppose one of the children "snuck" a finger lick of pb before school.

Gianna Marie does that now, sneaks a finger lick of peanut butter! (Hates jelly)

Jerz

[ROMARY]

My gosh.........feel sorry for the boy. Then I wondered why kids were so healthy many, many years ago.......none of the kids in elementary school in those days were ill, allergic, etc. (We all continued from grade to grade without any major or even minor problems, as I recall.) What's happening now-a-days? Any research as to why kids are so allergic? Just wondering. And, yes, this child should be home schooled or put into a school with other severely allergic children. I'm hoping he outgrows this, otherwise, he won't be able to ride a bus, train, or plane. Or even be around people at parties, or attend classes in a college. And what about work? Tough situation. Wishing him well.