Schedule meetings with care givers before the school year begins, to set in place a management plan for children with life threatening allergies. Most school boards now have policies which state that schools have a responsibility to help ensure the safety of the allergic child. If your board or school does not have a written policy, offer to work on one. Learn to recognize, accept and control your anxiety. Have a support system.
Some anxiety is inevitable but it can be minimized.
See a professional if necessary, to learn how to manage anxiety. Enlist the support of your spouse and make an effort to give some extra attention to non-allergic siblings, who may feel left out or unnecessarily restricted by the allergy. Teach your child to be extra responsible in all aspects of life, at an early age. It is important for his social and emotional development that he not be overprotected. For his or her own safety, the child needs to take responsibility for the allergy as soon as possible.