[HungarianGypsy]

I once had a discussion about this with a lady who had a soy allergy. During snack time she would bring him his own snacks in order not to inconvenience the other children or the teachers. With being so helpful with her own son, I thought for sure she would understand why people are upset about the banning of peanuts everywhere. But, she thought it was a good thing to do. Her reasoning was that it would teach other children compassion and to think of others.

[snarkytart]

>>>I thought for sure she would understand why people are upset about the banning of peanuts everywhere. But, she thought it was a good thing to do. Her reasoning was that it would teach other children compassion and to think of others.<<<


I think it is better to teach the child with the allergy to take care of them self,and make sure they are aware of others. After all in the real world people do not always cater to you.

I do not see anything wrong with teaching the other kids in the class about the allergy and how dangerous it is for their classmate, and how they should be careful not to offer the child food with peanuts etc.

The lady where I work is a vegetarian from India and her daughter also does not eat meat.
Her diet is limited and she loves peanut butter....why should she be deprived of eating her favorite food for lunch!

[flada]

It's more likely to teach them resentment than compassion.