{"id":20,"date":"2013-05-09T01:31:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T01:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2013-06-03T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T20:37:53","slug":"learning-from-a-reaction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/table-of-contents\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/learning-from-a-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from a Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"previous\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/if-theres-an-emergency\/\" title=\"If There\u2019s an Emergency\">&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: If There\u2019s an Emergency<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/epinephrine\/\" title=\"Epinephrine\">NEXT: Epinephrine&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>When your child has a reaction it can be very stressful for both you and your child.\u00a0 Try to learn from your experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If possible, speak with the people involved and let them know that you appreciate their support in helping your child.\u00a0 Discuss what went well and what could be improved.\u00a0 Taking steps to improve emergency procedures will help to better protect your child.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes people get excited during an emergency, raising their voices or crying.Let your child know that they didn&#8217;t do anything wrong and that no one was angry with them.<\/li>\n<li>Try to answer your child\u2019s questions in a way that they can understand.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to have all the answers.\u00a0 It is fine to tell your child that you need to think about their question, or ask the doctor, and then get back to them with an answer.\u00a0 Remember, if your child feels that a topic makes you uncomfortable, they will keep questions to themselves and make up their own answers, which may cause unnecessary fear.<\/li>\n<li>Make an appointment to see your child\u2019s allergist to review the allergic reaction and the emergency plan.<\/li>\n<li>Think about speaking with a mental health professional if you are feeling extremely anxious about the reaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"previous\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/if-theres-an-emergency\/\" title=\"If There\u2019s an Emergency\">&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: If There\u2019s an Emergency<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/epinephrine\/\" title=\"Epinephrine\">NEXT: Epinephrine&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: If There\u2019s an Emergency NEXT: Epinephrine&gt;&gt;&gt; When your child has a reaction it can be very stressful for both you and your child.\u00a0 Try to learn from your experience. 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