How do you get your child to take their medicine?

victoria1977 · January 2012

I need any help/advise/special tricks I can get.

DS is PPD-NOS. I cannot get him to take any medicine. And I'm just talking about Tylenol/antibiotics for his sinus infection right now. The poor little guy is miserable, so that doesn't help. I have tried reasoning, bribing, hiding it in food - NOTHING works. I am met with complete and utter meltdowns if I even mention taking his medicine or if he thinks I am trying to trick him into taking it. Please help.

houndbaby · January 2012

I hide liquid medicine in fruit smoothies or those danimals yogurt drinks.

Anlo · January 2012

I'm glad you posted this. No help here because we have the same problem. Last night DS was feverish and I was able to get him to take maybe 1/4 of the dose of tylenol he needed. I'd love to hear from others.

Anlo · January 2012

Auntie, how old was he when you switched him to pills?

LydiaE2 · January 2012

Moved on to chewables and crushed pills hidden in chocolate milk or ice cream. Some antibiotics are available as chewables as are most over the counter meds. My DS disliked the after taste of the meds and being forced to take them, due to an undiagnosed speech delay I was unable to get him to understand that he "had" to take them. We never have an issue with chewables since he puts them in his mouth himself, they generally don't' smell bad and don't have much of an after taste.

How do you get your child to take their medicine?

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