Overview
An allergy is an exaggerated response of your kid’s immune system to allergens, which include dust mites, mold , pet dander and pollen . When your kids come into contact with these allergens, their bodies mistakenly identifies them as harmful substances, and attacks them by releasing histamine into the body, causing your kid to experience the symptoms of an allergy.
Be it at home, school, a friend’s house or soccer practice, it’s virtually impossible for a kid to completely avoid being exposed to indoor and outdoor allergens. Fortunately, there are ways to minimise their exposure to common allergy triggers and manage their symptoms effectively, which will enable your little sniffler to spend more time playing, and less time sneezing.
CHILDREN'S ALLERGY SYMPTOMS
ITCHY, WATERY EYES
SNEEZING
ITCHY SKIN RASH
Tips for Keeping Kid’s Allergies in Check
It Takes a Village
Between going to school, having play dates with friends, or spending the night at grandma’s house, your kid’s exposure to both outdoor and indoor allergens are somewhat out of your control. However, you can still manage your kid’s exposure to allergens by sitting down everyone who comes into regular contact with your kid together, explaining to them about your kid’s allergies, and letting them know how they can help to prevent your kid from suffering an allergy .
Wash Away Allergens
Your kid may not always remember to tell you that they were exposed to an allergy trigger (or allergy triggers), which include petting a bunny at school, or rolling in a pile of dried leaves at a friend’s house. Hence, to minimise their exposure to allergens, have them make it a habit to wash their faces and hands thoroughly with soap and water when they come home.1
Open Up
It’s important to talk openly with your children about common allergy triggers. Equipping them with this information will help them to look out for, and avoid these allergens. For example, dust in a classroom or their best friend’s cat. One easy way to start this conversation with a child is by reading Casey and the School Day Sneezes, a free eBook about allergies in children, to them.
Keep Track Of Allergy Symptoms
A kid's allergy symptoms may include a runny nose, sneezing, itchy or watery eyes, and an itchy throat. To track your kid’s symptoms effectively, you can opt to use this handy worksheet, which will also help you to better understand the cause of all that sniffling and sneezing.
Sleep Smart
Allergies can have a debilitating effect on sleep, cause daytime fatigue and impact your kid’s academic performance. Therefore, it is essential that your kid is getting enough restful sleep daily in order for them to be at their best every day. Don’t forget to do the same for yourself!
Be Prepared
Be sure to keep kid's allergy medicine on hand for whenever allergy symptoms may strike. Natural saline sprays like ClariCare® from the makers of Clarityne® can help to manage nasal allergy symptoms naturally while non-drowsy antihistamines such as loratadine are effective in treating both nasal & skin allergy symptoms. Consult your healthcare professional to learn more.
Conquer The Great Outdoors
Outdoor allergens such as pollen and mold can quickly turn a fun day out to a miserable experience for kids who suffer from allergies. Identifying easy-to-implement tips for managing an outdoor allergy can enable you to alleviate your kid’s symptoms effectively, and allow your little one to enjoy more of the great outdoors, worry-free.
Give Indoor Allergies The Boot
From home to school to grandma’s house, following these easy tips will help you to manage your kid’s indoor allergy to dust mites, mold and pet dander better.
