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Your Back to School Guide J E S S I C R U I C KS H A N K O N B AC K TO S C H O O L B A L A N C I N G FA M I LY, F U N & F R E S H STA R T S An exclusive Q&A with Jessi Cruickshank as she shares her insights on navigating the back-to-school season with her family. Discover her tips for maintaining balance, fostering a love for learning, and making the transition from summer to school smooth and enjoyable for everyone. How do you encourage your children to be excited about learning and school activities?
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Thankfully, my kids ARE excited about going back to school! I think for my generation, growing up in the 90s/2000s - we were all raised with this Bart Simpson mentality that “School Sucks”. There was this pervasive cultural mindset that we were supposed to hate school and everything that went along with it. I don’t think that exists as much anymore, at least my twin boys don’t think that way yet. They can’t wait for Grade 1! Plus, we have been reading Harry Potter together for the first time and I’ve been encouraging my boys to write journal entries and comic books all summer long, so they have started to understand the power of reading and writing. I think that is the key — our kids will get excited about learning when they start to understand how it can unlock the world for them.
Back-To-School With Food Allergy: Tips And Resources These tips and resources can help you support your child and others with food allergy at school. Food Allergy Canada
Parents of children with food allergy
Discover how epinephrine works
• Read the policies on allergy management that your school district and school have in place. • Fill out all the necessary school paperwork, like the Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan. • Ask about anaphylaxis training sessions for school staff and when these happen. Tell them about our free AllergyAware.ca online courses.
• Watch our “What is food allergy” and “What is anaphylaxis” videos at foodallergycanada.ca/videos. In these short videos, a leading Canadian allergist explains the science behind what happens to your body when you have a food allergy and when experiencing anaphylaxis, including how epinephrine works to treat a reaction.
Students with food allergy • Only eat food from home or food that a parent/guardian has approved; avoid sharing food, utensils, straws and containers. • Wash your hands with soap and water before and after eating. • Always carry at least one epinephrine auto-injector with you. Visit foodallergycanada.ca/backtoschool for the complete checklist and other resources.
Help educators prepare • Inform them of our “All about food allergy” student program at foodallergycanada.ca/SchoolProgram. A free, medically-reviewed and curriculum-linked program, it will help develop the knowledge and skills students need to support the health and well-being of self and others.
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