Shellfish and prawns

[phlossie]

How old are children supposed to be before they can have shellfish? Are prawns shellfish?
DS is 2 - he'll probably hate them anyway!

dd has been eating prawns since she was about 12 months old - she loves them!

No idea what age they are supposed to be though - she just grabbed them off my plate and eat them!

the food standards agency just says to avoid till after 6 months and not to give raw seafood in case of food poisoning.