Medicine, Sweet Medicine

 Ensuring that your little one takes medicines can be quite challenging. So when the sweet cajoling does not work, parents and grandparents need to find creative ways to administer the dose prescribed by the doctor. 

A popular way of giving medicine to a child is bringing the medicine in a spoon like a flying machine or an aeroplane and letting it land in the child’s mouth. Adding sound effects makes it even more fun. It is important to place it on the tongue in such a way, that it glides down easily or the child may squirt it or spit it out. 

One can also let the child choose the colour of the cup from which she/ he wants to take the syrup or the room in the house where she/ he wants to have it. When the child is given a chance to make a choice, she/he feels in control of the situation and quite likes it. 

Alternatively the medicine can be given as a part of an ongoing series of stories, where a little part of a story is revealed to the tot every time a dose is given. The child will actually look forward to the next episode.

Talking about the colour and flavour of the medicine is also hugely helpful. If the child is older, do explain how the medicine will benefit her/ him. If the child continues to be stubborn, then the parent may mix the medicine in a favourite sweet or dissolve it in a fruit juice to mask the taste and then give it to the child. 

But you will not have a problem with the bright yellow Curkey® pastilles with a sweet taste. They are instant sore throat relievers recommended by doctors for children over 5 years of age and adults as well. The packaging is very attractive too.