It is Halloween time. Which means lots of candy. For a parent of a child with peanut allergies, this is more frightening than any haunted house. Sawyer and Sage both have their costumes and treat buckets, but I will be closely monitoring what goes in and what they're allowed to eat.

Robin Davison knows this feeling. She has an allergic child, so she knows the constant fear and anxiety every time her child goes to the playground where kids run around on the equipment with peanutbutter sandwiches (my personal pet peeve), or to a birthday party, or basically whenever her child eats or goes anywhere while she's not there to ensure he is safe.

Because even though you tell those in charge about your child's allergies, no one is as cautious as you. Just the other day I saw Sawyer's preschool teacher bring in a container of alphabet cookies. I recognized the container as something I've had to put back on the shelf at Costco. I had to tell her that they are made on shared equipment with nuts - something she didn't know. She would have served them to Sawyer had I not just happened to see her.

That's why Davison started STAT Kids. From her website, www.statkids.com, Davison sells products that raise awareness to a child's particular issue, and which keep emergency information and medication, such as an epi pen, handy at all times.

We tried out the roomy lunch bag, which has a ginormous graphic across the top that clearly says "Peanut Allergy." Sawyer really enjoyed putting his toys in it, but we will bring it along this weekend for his lunch when we go to Day out with Thomas.

There are also red rubber bracelets - like the Livestrong yellow ones - with peanut allergy clearly written on them., which Sawyer thought were pretty cool.

And we also tried out the fanny pack that has room for an epi pen, inhaler, benadryl and kleenex when we went out of town recently. It is something that could easily be left with a teacher, coach or anyone with whom your child regularly comes into contact.

You can also by safe snack boxes, allergy alert stickers or even a personalized backpack.

What's nice about the products is they can all be tailored to your child's particular health issue: allergies, diabetes, celiac disease, asthma, or whatever you would need someone to know immediately to keep your child safe.

STAT Kids products can literally be a lifesaver. They are offering a discount for MWS readers. 10% off any purchase through November 30, 2007. Enter coupon code MWS2007 at checkout.