Consulting for children and families managing food allergies
Anxiety and fear are normal reactions when living with a food allergy. Imagine going to kindergarten, not being able to read, but knowing that reading food labels keeps you safe. Or being a teen and going to a fast food place together and feeling embarrassed with asking about ingredients. At different stages of development, kids and families are met with new challenges related to their food allergies. These challenges don’t have to overshadow joie de vivre and happiness and wellness.
Our consulting services help children and their families to address anxiety and fear of food allergies, working through the fear and restoring balance, wellness and confidence.
Empowerment coaching for kids
This service helps kids learn specific, developmentally based skills that help them better manage tricky situations. Social skills, problem solving, conflict resolution and active listening are all addressed, in an age and context appropriate way. These skills are practiced both in the context of food allergies, and in broader applications. The goal is to help kids strengthen their skills so they can have strong friendships and healthy lives. Food allergies can seem isolating at times- fulfilling friendships make life easier for all kids.
Leadership development for parents
Strong leaders know they always have something to learn. Leaders also are aware of their personal strengths and challenges and tend to apply this knowledge to enhance their success.
Parenting is a form of leadership too. Parents create structure and routine, teach, guide and strongly influence the culture of their environment. This service looks at parenting in the context of leadership.
This service assesses parent’s personality, preferences, relationship orientation and work style interests to determine specific parental strengths and challenges. Strengths and growth areas are identified, and specific strategies for development are discussed.
Allergy management coaching for parents
Even when you have been managing allergies for years, the game changes as kids grow. New experiences and developmental changes can mean new challenges related to food allergy management. We help support parents in taking care of themselves and their families, in ways that promote for optimum health and wellness for all family members.
This service can include a “Family Allergy Management Plan” which describes a comprehensive approach and vision for healthy family development. One way to think of it is a “strategic plan for families”. Vision, mission, purpose and goals are delineated. Shared goals are articulated. The goal is to promote family unity and to add clarity that can serve as a guide from which to make future decisions. Objectives for children’s development, risk-taking styles and tactics to meet these objectives are addressed.
Allergy management plans for schools and organizations
We can assist parents and schools in the development of allergy management plans, including 504, IEP and OHI plans. We can also assist with event planning strategies, such as summer camp and birthday parties, for your child with food allergies. We work with parents to develop reasonable and customized accommodations that allow for both food allergy safety and psychological wellness.
Food Allergy Dynamics, LLC is located in Minneapolis, MN. Consultations are offered in person, and by telephone or videoconference.