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Arthur: Binky Goes Nuts

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Our four year old daughter has multiple food allergies, some of which are life-threatening. Being a preschooler, she absolutely ADORES Arthur and his friends. Binky is one of her favorites as she, too, is allergic to nuts. I strongly recommend this video to teachers, parents, etc. who desire to better educate non-food allergic children to the challenges their friends face daily. It is also a wonderful source of comfort to children who are food allergic as they see through being entertained that there are other kids (and cartoon/book characters) who are like them. Thank you, Marc Brown, for bringing attention and understanding to food allergic children all across our country through Arthur and his pal, Binky!

Personally i think arthur is the best, secretly educational show out there - especially for children 3-7. It teaches understanding and acceptance of our differences, instead of encouraging making fun of what we don't understand. Nobody is perfect and that is nothing to be embarrased about.

This episode is a GREAT tool for teaching awareness of food allergies. I have three children ages 8 years, 6 years and 3 years. My two older children have severe peanut and tree nut allergies. They love to watch this show. My children and I could identify with the story. It details a lot of the issues that go along with food allergies. For example, Binky does not want to sit at a "special" table for lunch because he will feel different and embarrassed. Also, when Binky is first diagnosed and is told about Ana phylaxis, he wants to know if she (Ana) is in his class. It goes on to explain exactly what Anaphylaxis is. It shows what it is like to be a worried parent of a child with food allergies. It is very educational and yet still entertaining. I highly recommend this story!!

My neighbor's little boy has severe nut allergies. I wanted something that would help explain the problem on a 3year olds level. I am happy to report that my neighbor and her son loved it!

I have been a paramedic for 17 years. My 6 YO son has a peanut allergy that keeps worsening, from ingestion only to touch and ingestion last year. When he went off to school it was a scary moment for me. I had to work with the school to keep his Epi pen on him, rather than locked up in the office. He sits at a peanut free table, but a child with peanut butter hands grabbed his wrist causing a localized breakout. Other parents sometimes resent the snack restrictions because of my child.

I learned that educating them about the seriousness of this potentially deadly allergy was necessary. I was lucky and the school was open to my presentation to the class. I was worried about the 6 YO attention span and presenting the information at an age appropriate level without being too dramatic.

This video and companion printable .PDF of activities for the kids (available from PBS) were absolutely perfect. The video runs about 13 minutes. It discusses many things from discovering the allergy to why precautions in school and at home are so important. It shows an allergic reaction at school and how to react! It also shows why allergy parents worry about our children. The PAL cards in the PBS companion activity printout can be carried by children and taken home to parents to help educate them as well. For this age range, I recommend this material.

Thank you to PBS for making this DVD and to Amazon for selling this important information.

I'm a school nurse caring for numerous students with peanut and other severe food allergies. This is a great DVD---explains the severity without being really scary for the younger kids. It explains how scarey allergies are for the both the child and parents of the child. Other great topics also included on this DVD.

These shows are packaged around an episode that deals with Binky's peanut allergy. It's a lot more fun than it sounds, believe me. Overall a great and important group of shows.

I received this order in a timely fashion; my grandson and I are enjoying it!