Child and parental reports of bullying in a consecutive sample of children with food allergy.

Objective: The social vulnerability that is associated with food allergy (FA) might predispose children with FA to bullying and harassment. This study sought to quantify the extent, methods, and correlates of bullying in a cohort of food-allergic children.

Methods: Patient and parent (83.

Bullying among pediatric patients with food allergy.

Background: There are reports of children and teens with food allergy being harassed because of their food allergy, yet no study to date has attempted to characterize these occurrences.

Objectives: To determine the presence and characteristics of bullying, teasing, or harassment of food-allergic patients owing to their food allergies.

Methods: Questionnaires were completed by food-allergic teens and adults and by parents of food-allergic children.