Sending your gluten-free youngsters off to school can be a worrisome experience for both parents, kids, and school personnel. This guide is jam packed with ideas and strategies for helping your child maneuver through a gluten-filled mine field with minimal disruption to you or to school personnel. ¿Back to School with Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance¿ is a comprehensive guide which thoroughly covers areas where your G/F child may encounter gluten during their school day; many of which you may not even be aware of. It offers a huge array of suggestions on how you can successfully integrate your child¿s needs into the school environment without making them feel different or deprived. This is an in-depth guide filled with information such as: - A special pull-out summary, targeted specifically at educators which conveys the basics of gluten intolerance and the importance of following the diet - Hidden sources of gluten in the classroom - An extensive list of over 30 yummy, conventional, brand name products that you can buy right in your own grocery store to avoid the hassle of baking G/F cookies and cakes - Creative and fun lunch and snack ideas and recipes - Gluten-free craft recipes and suggestions to replace conventional craft and play materials - Fun food your gluten-free child can share with the whole class - Suggestions for seamlessly handling class parties and field trips - Ideas for gluten-free baking in the classroom - How to work with your child¿s teacher - What to teach your child - A pull-out Action Plan to be completed by parents and school personnel together If you have a gluten-free youngster you will refer to this excellent, 10 page resource over and over again. Not only is it essential, but it is beautifully illustrated and a delight to read as well.