THE CELIAC CATHOLIC LIBRARY

Family & Social

Family meals, friendships, celebrations, and caring for a child with celiac disease.

From the library

Family meals, friendships, celebrations, and caring for a child with celiac disease.

Managing a home where some people have celiac and others don't, the practical and emotional challenges.

The value of friendships that accommodate your celiac, and how to cultivate them.

The partnership of managing a chronic illness together, what helps and what hurts.

How to help your teenager take ownership of their celiac management, and let go as a parent.

How to throw a party, host a dinner, or plan an event where the celiac can actually eat.

How to help kids understand why you (or they) can't eat what everyone else eats.

What to do when your partner doesn't fully understand, or support, your celiac needs.

Lunch room, class parties, field trips, and the constant vigilance, a guide for parents.

When the people who love your kids can't seem to remember they can't eat bread. How to handle it without damaging relationships.

When to tell them, how to handle restaurant dates, and what it means if they don't take it seriously.

Navigating celiac disease when your partner doesn't fully understand, or doesn't seem to care.

How to host gatherings where the celiac can actually eat, without making everyone else feel like they're at a hospital cafeteria.

When fitting in matters more than anything, helping teens manage celiac disease without losing themselves.

How the challenges evolve as your celiac kid grows, from toddler tantrums over food to teen independence.