What to do, when you're child hates taking their medicine?
At this moment, my daughter who is 5 years old needs to take her antibiotic for 7 days, but she really hates it. She cries everytime I am telling her to take her medicine. Well, she can managed to take it but I think, after 30 hours of talking and crying. I am really having a hard time doing it. I am using, syringe as what others advised. Giving her drinks for her no to taste the awfulness of the medicine. I really don't know what to do.
I just hope she get's well sooner.
She could pinch her nose while breathing and taking the medicine through the mouth and only release the nose pinch after all the medicine is gone.
Then have a drink ready
I'll try to negotiate.
This is the worst. You cant try to logic but thats not always helpful with a 5 year old and Im sure already been tried. What if she can give it to herself (under supervision of course). Telling her she can give it to herself via the syringe and even dose it out so that she feels in control of the situation. Maybe ask her for ideas on how she might be willing to take it and then see if that works. It also can reinforce that she is control of her own body but as her parent you have to ensure she is safe and well so if she won't do it herself you have to step in. I don't know. Its a hard one. Please keep us informed on anything that you find that works!
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