The Food Allergy Counselor: "Adolescent Food Allergy Management Transitions"
- Tamara Hubbard
- 13 minutes ago
- 1 min read
"Let's talk about teens managing food allergies and explore the often anxiety-inducing adolescent food allergy management transition!
Adolescence is a period of ongoing transitions, including physical, cognitive and psychological changes. It's both exciting and anxiety-producing for the teen AND parents, right? Allowing for increased independence and autonomy is a key focus during this stage of development, which as a food allergy parent can feel hard to allow. And adolescence then leads right into young adulthood with increased responsibilities and expectations!"
