Halloween with a Celiac Kid: Candy Rules, the Swap Pile, and the Class Party
Trick-or-treating, classroom parties, and a bucket of unlabeled candy: the plan our family uses so a celiac kid gets a full Halloween without anyone guessing.
Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with Celiac: A Nurse Practitioner Mom’s First-Year Guide
A nurse practitioner and celiac mom on the first year after a child’s celiac diagnosis: what to say, the kitchen, labels, school, parties, eating out, and what to expect with mood and growth.
What to Say in Your Child’s 504 Meeting for Celiac Disease (A Script from an NP Mom)
You requested the evaluation. Now you’re sitting at the table. Here’s how the meeting actually goes, what to bring, and the exact words that get celiac accommodations written into the plan.
College Dining with Celiac Disease: A Survival Guide for Students (and the Parents Sending Them)
Dining halls, dorm kitchens, late-night pizza runs, and disability services — a celiac nurse practitioner’s honest guide to eating safely at college, whether you’re the student or the parent packing them up.
504 Plan vs. IHP for Celiac Disease: What Parents Need to Know
Schools often treat a 504 plan and an IHP as interchangeable. They aren’t. A nurse practitioner and celiac mom explains the difference — and why it matters.
Surviving the Family BBQ with Celiac Disease: A Nurse Mom’s Playbook
Where gluten hides at a cookout, how to talk to the host without drama, and what our family actually brings to every summer BBQ.
Destinations & Disney, Kids, School & Family
Maui with a Newly Diagnosed 10-Year-Old (What I Worried About, and What Actually Happened)
Six months after my 10-year-old’s celiac diagnosis, we got on a plane to Maui anyway. Here’s what we worried about, what actually happened, and what I’d tell any parent planning the same trip.