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Give Skin a Chance: Our First Book Club Book
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Give Skin a Chance: Our First Book Club Book

It’s unusual for a doctor to proclaim, “I haven’t showered in a month.” But that’s just what the author of our first book club selection did…

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6 Things I Wish My Family Knew About Eczema
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6 Things I Wish My Family Knew About Eczema

Dealing with an infant’s eczema is hard alone and may be hard to understand for other family members if they are not always present. Here is what one mom wishes she could have told them in those early years.

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Back-to-School Book Review: Eczema Books for School-Aged Kids
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Back-to-School Book Review: Eczema Books for School-Aged Kids

Starting in first grade, your child steps outside your protective bubble. These books help children help understand their condition and to know that they are not alone. They offer strategies to explain to classmates why their skin looks different, why lack of sleep makes them cranky sometimes and why they can’t help ITCHING.

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Podcast: New research upends our understanding of the link between eczema and food allergies
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Podcast: New research upends our understanding of the link between eczema and food allergies

Kids with eczema commonly have food allergies too. Desperate, sleep deprived parents often wonder if food allergies are making their child’s eczema worse or even causing it. Promising new research is upending what we thought we knew about the relationship between eczema and allergies. In a recent GPER podcast, two doctors explain how our understanding of food allergies is changing medical advice for parents.

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Book Review: “Allergic”
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Book Review: “Allergic”

Kids with eczema often struggle with allergies too. This wonderful graphic novel is just what the doctor ordered for 9-12 year-olds dealing with severe allergies that affect their lives!

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Living at the Beach with Eczema: Lynsey’s Family Journey
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Living at the Beach with Eczema: Lynsey’s Family Journey

Sun, sand, surf: It all sounds dreamy if you aren’t thinking about eczema! Lynsey McKinstry lives by the sea and has found a way to manage her child’s eczema at home, at school, and at the shore. Learn more.

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