Getting my daughter to take medicine

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Registered: 06-06-2003
Getting my daughter to take medicine
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Fri, 08-13-2004 - 3:46pm
How can I get my 6yr.old to take capsules and pills that can't be chewed?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2003
Fri, 08-13-2004 - 4:01pm
best tip i've ever heard on this one is practice with tictacs. it's a skill that has to be learned, and the best way is to start out with little pills and then work up. get her a thing of tictacs and a glass of water and let her go at it. teach her to place the tic tac/pill on the back of her toungue, take s sip of water, then throw her head back and swallow quick. if you make a game of it it should go fast. i had to do this for dd's zertec when she was 4 and it was easy as pie.

hth,