Reply #210: Then they need to be taught about the risks, and ultimately take responsibility for their own lives

[LeftishBrit]

But they can't easily do so in kindergarten. It's like ALL of us are at risk from being run over when we cross the road, and after a certain age it becomes our responsibility to look after our own safety. But all young children need to be protected from cars, and assisted when they cross the road. Similarly, seriously allergic young children need to be protected from peanuts. This could be done by making the kindergarten a 'peanut free zone', or by separating peanut and non-peanut areas and having responsible adult supervision (providing school lunches could solve a good deal of the problem). But either way, looking after the safety of young children is *not* the same as saying that they should never be responsible when they're adults. Incidentally, the world does accommodate to adults' nut allergies by labelling products that contain nuts; and then it's up to the allergic person to read the labels and avoid the products. But small children can't read labels.