Child Food Allergies Are Fading, and Here’s the Reason Why

From the NPN Weekly: How revised guidance on introducing allergenic foods is making an impact and navigating screen time on playdates.

Trending: Revised Food Allergy Advice Is Paying Off

Our daughter has several food allergies, and egg is the most concerning one. I’ve also learned that it’s one of the leading allergies among children in the U.S.

I was encouraged to see new research conducted in Australia that shows earlier egg introduction (by 6 months as opposed to 1 to 3 years old) has led to an allergy rate on the decline: from 9.2% to 7.6% in infants given egg by 6 months.

And babies with eczema saw an even more dramatic decline from 34.6% to 21.9%.

These revised feeding guidelines seem to be making a meaningful decline for egg allergies and peanut allergies too, which might be fading away even more dramatically.

Sadly, early introduction of allergenic foods, specifically eggs, isn’t a guarantee that your child will be allergy-free.

That’s both comforting and disheartening. A familiar parenting combo, right?!

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Parenting IRL: Screen Time on Playdates

Digging up an old but always-relevant topic from the discussion forum about screen time.

The original poster expressed concern about the presence of screens during playdates, specifically video games, and wonders if it’s OK to request no screens ahead of a gathering.

Have you ever made an advance request for a screen-free playdate?

What’s your advice?