Food Allergies and Parental Anxiety (Episode 216)

81% of food allergy parents report significant worry about their child. We know that food allergies and anxiety are both common childhood diagnoses, but in this episode we explore the correlation and how we as pediatricians can help recognize when is this anxiety helpful and when is this anxiety unhelpful? In this episode, learn from Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC, a licensed clinical professional counselor and family therapist, and Megan Lewis, MSN, RN, PCNP, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the CHOP Division of Allergy and Immunology.  

We have discussed on this podcast before in Episode 143 how to help children who have both food allergies and anxiety, but in this episode, we focus on the parent-child dyad and how parental anxiety may impact a child.