You’ve just learned your child has a food allergy, and it’s causing stress for everyone in the family.

You all must be vigilant about which foods your child eats.

What’s more, you all need to be prepared for a possible emergency.

How can you manage such a challenge within your family?

A Growing Problem

An estimated four to six percent of U.S. children have a food allergy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The holidays are fast approaching and many people are stressing over shopping for the kids.

If you’re one of those people, or even if you’re done shopping, it’s important to keep some safety information in mind when looking for that special gift for the little ones in your life. 

Halloween should be a fun night for kids, but it can turn dangerous, especially once the sun goes down. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, twice as many kids are killed while walking on Halloween than any other day of the year.

More and more children are taking part in recreational and competitive sports in the U.S. This is a great thing, but we are also beginning to see more injuries in young players, especially overuse injuries.

Overuse injuries occur when there is damage to the bone, muscle, ligament or tendon due to repetitive stress. A repetitive injury is unlike a broken bone or torn tendon, which happens instantly. Overuse injuries usually stem from doing too much too soon, doing too much of one particular activity or from using improper technique.

Causes

Teens are bombarded by others’ expectations of them.

Their parents expect them to behave well, get good grades and do their chores.

Teachers expect them to keep quiet, listen attentively in class and get their homework in on time.

And their peers—oh, their peers!

Make no mistake: Teens are expected to dress, act, speak and be cool in ways only other teenagers can understand.

If they don’t do this? They risk being ridiculed or bullied in person and across social media.

Being a teenager is tougher than it’s ever been.