AllerMates: Allergy Bracelets for Kids

Professionally I have seen a HUGE increase in children with life threatening allergies to foods and the environment. My son’s daycare is peanut free, as well as many of the schools that I work in. Signs in the buildings everywhere caution teachers, parents and visitors about peanut allergies, but not all people notice them or are sensitive to the severity of this issue. It is a serious source of stress for the parents of these children because some kids don’t just go into anaphylactic shock from eating this food, others can be so allergic they react from touching a table that has not been cleaned of the oils. I know many people think others overreact, but I have worked with children whose grandparents have sent them to the hospital because they ate peanuts then gave the child a kiss on the cheek.

AllerMates has a line of allergy bracelets for kids. These snap-on, adjustable wrist bands/bracelets caution others to a child’s allergies. There are 14 different characters that represent the most common allergies: peanut, nut, gluten/wheat, milk, egg, shellfish, penicillin, insect sting, latex, pollen, soy, fish, sesame and cats.  The bands themselves are hypo-allergenic, nickel and latex free. There are also multi-allergy wristbands, dog tags, lunchboxes and t-shirts also available.

This  a great item to send with a child who has a food allergy to birthday parties, family events, school, and summer camps so kids can help advocate for themselves.

AllerMates provided a sample free to facilitate this review. The opinions are my own. These bracelets can be purchased at Amazon.com and independent retailers.