What is the best and most peaceful way to give syrup to a reluctant 30month old child ?
Even the promise of a gift, or explanation of the utility of a syrup didn't give any results.
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cough syrups are not recommended for children under 6. maybe her/his instincts are in tact. there are natural remedies that work well and do not damage the liver.
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Maybe fill one with something neutral for yourself and let them copy. They can dose themselves from then on.
Best find a location where sticky mess doesn`t matter. Works fine with our rebellious little one.
2 wayward sons
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Find a better tasting syrup and call it candy.
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2. Try looking for FlavoRx at your local pharmacy (generally in grocery store pharmacies) - it is cheap and requires no prescription.
3. Ask your doctor if the medicine is available as a dissolvable or chewable medicine. Kids love these foul tasting chewables so much.
4. Give the kid a special spoon that is colorful.
5. Shoot it in and give him/her a chaser of something he likes to drink.
6. Coat the spoon in chocolate syrup. Seriously, what kid wouldn't do this?
7. In general, don't hide it in food, or the kid will have an eating disorder and hate corn / hot dogs / whatever when he/she is older.
8. At some point, you are just going to have to make the decision that giving the kid medicine is more important than maintaining a peaceful situation and if you have to, take him/her to a doctor and have them show you how to get him/her to take the meds. I promise you, they are experts. Don't worry about the kid, he won't remember this. I don't remember what happened yesterday, in college, in high school, or anything before it, so it will be unlikely he/she'll hate you for this in the future. The kid, may, however, go through life hating spoons for some unknown reason.
9. Play the Shyshshyshbye song 87 times.
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If you cant get it in the mouth with a spoon, use a syringe to squirt it.
( no needle obviously )
Hold his nose closed and he will swallow reflexively.
Personal experience four kids. Learned from mother and grandmother.
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However, when my kids got to be about three I could ask them if they'd rather feel yucky with their "x" (plug symptom in) or if they could take a little medicine to help it feel better and then get a treat right away. They always picked the second option. So hang in there, it will get better!
Also, keep in mind that unless your child has a serious chronic or terminal illness, you can often improve their health so they don't get sick nearly as much by eating organic, pasture-fed foods. We've done this for the last 7 years, and our youngest two kids are hardly ever sick.
Mom for 12 years
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M$Use a syringe (as recommended above) as it gives the best control.
For our young ones, we mixed in nasty antibiotic liquids in with their regular milk, and put it in a sippy cup. The milk dulled/diluted the flavor, and the sippy cup prevented any odors (which are a large part of smell). Plus, a sippy cup also provided a known dose (when the cup was done, the dose was in.)
But really, the _real_ thing, as others suggested, is firm and caring parenthood. Empathize that they may not like the taste, but let them understand that taking the medicine is a non-negotiable item. Pull the "you want to be brave, don't you card?" And give tons of positive feedback just for a tiny sip, just for trying.
And, remember that smaller doses over the time period work as good as one full does. They won't understand it's only been 2 hours, not 4 hours, since the last dose.
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