Tips to Give Medicine - Beansprouts Pre School

 Parents’ nightmare Doctors’ advice

Feeding a toddler is a Hercule task and making him take medicine, sometimes, looks almost impossible. A sick, irritated child can be very difficult to manage let alone eating bitter pills.

Beansprouts, Gurgaon brings a few suggestions that, sure, would help parents in distress.

The first and foremost is to talk and explain, to the child, the reason and result of taking medicine. So If your child is old enough to understand, explain why he or she needs to take the medication.

Never threaten to give children a “shot” if they don’t take their medication. Approach the situation with a positive attitude. Don’t forget to praise children when they take their medication without a struggle. It’s important that your child realizes that taking medication is not a punishment.

School-aged children can be motivated by incentives. They can be appreciated each time they take the medicine. Parents and teachers can role-play by involving pets or stuffed toys to show how they take medicine. Situation and change of person can sometimes work wonders.

Another way of minimizing your child’s aversion to the taste of the medicine is to dose it out in small portions, they can be crushed, mixed with food, juice, milk, etc, or anything of the child’s liking.

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