Back-to-School and Gluten Free

For those of you with gluten free children, the idea of sending them to school or day care can be a bit daunting.  There is always the constant worry about what they might eat or play with that could contaminate their system.

The trick is to educate their teachers or caregivers, but sometimes that is easier said than done.  When we informed my daughter's 1st grade teacher that she couldn't have gluten, the teacher made the assumption that we just meant bread.  How surprised she was to learn that something like licorice contains gluten.

One thing that was hard for my daughter was when children in her class celebrated their birthdays and brought in a treat.  The treat was NEVER anything she could have.  This made things difficult for the teacher and frustrating and depressing for my daughter.  By the end of the year, the teacher and I had worked out a system to help my daughter have either a gluten free replica of the refreshment being offered, or, if that wasn't possible, her teacher had a stash of Skittles in her desk that I had provided.  Her teacher was very conscientious and really took the time to make sure my daughter didn't feel left out.  This made all the difference.

Each teacher is different.  It's in your child's best interest that you not only inform their teacher, but educate them as well.  The more they know, the better they will be at helping your child navigate their time away from home safely.

How you approach any teacher or care giver is up to you.  But we've got some resources that you might find useful.

Click here for a pamphlet made specifically for teachers and care givers.

On the Jules Gluten Free website, for a limited time, you can get a free ebook called "Jules Gluten Free - Back-to-School ebook".  Click here and scroll down to the Back-to-School ebook and click on it.  In your "Cart" enter coupon code b2s and download your free copy!

Sorry, this ebook is no longer free.

Good luck!