Product Description

This is the first practical guide for the families of children and teenagers with celiac disease, a chronic, life-long digestive disorder. As many as one out of 150 to 250 Americans is born with this genetic auto-immune condition, which is characterised by intolerance of gluten - a substance in wheat, oats, barley, malt, and other food additives - and often goes undiagnosed. In a supportive conversational style, Danna Korn shows that it's possible for kids with celiac disease and their families to lead happy and healthy lives. Parents find advice on how to deal with the diagnosis, cope with the emotional turmoil, and help their child develop a positive and constructive attitude. Especially important is the guidance on menu planning, grocery shopping, strategies for proper food preparation, and deciding whether or not the entire family should be gluten-free. There's even a section on junk food! What about the child who has difficulty sticking with the prescribed diet? Parents find tips on conditioning behavior and how and when to give kids some control over what they eat. Also covered is the challenge of controlling meals outside of the home - at birthday parties, restaurants, camp, and on vacation. There's also information about how federal regulations and tax laws apply to children with celiac disease. As the only comprehensive book of its kind, This book will be the bible for the thousands of families coping with this condition. Physicians and nutritionists too, will want to refer new families to this complete resource.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172458 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

About the Author
Danna Korn

Customer Reviews

A Friend Within a Book
When my four year old daugther was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease I was relieved in finally knowing what was wrong and then into shock of how to cope and support her in this lifetime condition. Having followed all the advice given to me I wanted a source which specifically related to young children and this book came up trumps! What a godsend! It covers everything from parents emotions, initial diagnoses to organising your kitchen and how to manage away from home. Written by an American mother was son was diagnosed some years ago when very little information for children was available, she shares her own experiences whilst adding very practical, positive and heartwarming advice in easy to read chapters. An excellent source of guidance for any parent or carer to refer to time after time. So good in fact I bought an extra copy for my sister-in-law to keep!

Excellent
Excellent book. Exactly as the other review says. Friendly advice from people who clearly have loads of experience and have been through dealing with all the issues facing any parent of a coeliac child. Only thing that would've been an improvement is having more uk specific information as almost all contact details are for usa organisations/companies. Apart from that can't praise the book enough.