Introduction A food allergy is the response of the body to a food or protein the body perceives as injurious and therefore produces antibodies (Eigenmann‚ 2009). Highly popular are allergies towards nuts‚ eggs or seafood. The symptoms can vary from swelling of the throat or mouth‚ skin reactions‚ noxious feeling‚ breathing difficulties or even collapse (Busky‚ 2012). Intolerance on the other hand is the reaction when the body is not able to deal or digest a kind of food because the body misses
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Food allergies Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board What is a food allergy? Food allergies happen when our immune systems produce antibodies in reaction to a protein in food that is normally considered harmless. Food allergies are more common in people who come from families with a history of allergies‚ such as asthma‚ hayfever‚ or eczema. If your child has a food allergy‚ he will probably have an itchy or runny nose‚ a sore throat‚ itchy‚ watery eyes‚ rashes (hives) and swelling
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The informal carer and service user group this assignment will be focusing on is young carers supporting their disabled parent. More specifically‚ the young carers are based on the ages from five to eighteen; and the service user group are based on a single parent that has a disability. Young carers have many needs that need to be met; one of them being education. It has been reported that young carers miss around ten weeks of school a year; in order to help care for their service user (Bennett
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Contemporary Issues Young Carers and the psychosocial impact on their well-being: and the wider social impact of the role of young carers. To explore the complexities of young carers a definition must be offered. However‚ endeavours to find a clear definition of the term ‘Young Carer’ is difficult‚ due to the complexity and diversity surrounding the function. An encompassing definition of a young carer is ‘_ children and young persons under 18 who provide‚ or intend_ _ to provide‚ care
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2. Explain the importance of a child or young person centred approach (2.2) Every assessment should be child centred and all decisions should be made in the child’s best interests. The ensures that each assessment responds to the child’s individual needs and takes note of any impacts external situations or people may have on them (such as parents’ behaviour). This is especially important‚ as every child is different. It is important to draw together information from the child‚ the family and relevant
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home-based child-carer I would like to provide parent’s/carers with information outlining the following: Current Legislation. Role of the Regulatory Bodies. Legislation is a very important part of my practise. It ensures that I provide a high standard of care for the children that attend my setting. There are several pieces of legislation that affect the early years and childcare sector but I have outlined ones that I feel are most important and relevant to my work as a home-based child-care provider
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Food Allergies A food allergy is when you have a bad immune response to a food protein. It’s different from other bad responses to food such as food intolerances and toxin-mediated reactions (food poisoning). The protein in the food is the most common reason for an allergic reaction. Those kinds of allergies happen when the body’s immune system thinks a protein is harmful‚ when it may not be. Some proteins are resistant to digestion and what isn’t broken down in the digestive process are marked
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Food allergy is a reaction from the response of the immune system. It is a reaction to fight the harmful ingredient in the food. Food allergies vary between infants‚ children‚ and adults. The sign and symptoms for food allergies can show reactions that are minor to severe. Treatment for food allergies depend on the signs and symptoms. In infants and young children‚ they have reactions to milk or soy milk if they are allergic to it. “Allergies to milk or soy formula (a milk substitute made from
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Child and Young Persons Development Main stages of a child or young persons development. Children and young people’s development from birth to 19 consist of three main aspects of development. • Physical development. • Communication and intellectual development. • Social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Physical Development Children need to master a lot of different types of movements as they grow and these can be broken down into three further categories which consist
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Developmental milestones 0-19 years Child Development Guide (nd)‚ Foster Parent Training Programme‚ Department of helath and Social Services‚ Washington State http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/training/chidev/cd06.htm Developmental Tasks 6 -12 months 1 Developmental Tasks 0-6 months 3 Developmental Tasks 1-2 years 4 Developmental Tasks 2-3 years 7 Developmental Tasks 3-4 years 8 Developmental Tasks 4-5 years 11 Developmental Tasks 5-7 years 13 Developmental Tasks 6-7 years 15
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