Living Ordinary Family Life With an Allergic Child—The Mother's Perspective

• “Living an ordinary family life”, the major family theme was revealed.
• Families arranged disease-related caring activities in such a way that they supported this theme.
• The daily and occasional activities were essential for the treatment of food-allergy/eczema.
• Nurses should consider families as an active entity, instead of “impact of disease” perspective.
• Treatment regimens can be tailored on the basis of these major themes and existing activities.

Ecocultural theory considering family as an entity may serve as a new point of view instead of “impact of disease”—perspective. Aims were to reveal ecocultural themes and activities of daily routines in the treatment of a child's food allergy and eczema. Interviews (N = 24) were held with mothers with allergic children aged 12 months and mothers repeat interviews at 24 months. The theme; “living an ordinary family life”, was implemented across the family activities of routines essential for treating the child's allergy. New or altered treatment regimens can be tailored to families on the basis of existing activities.