When a child is sick, giving medicine to drink can be can be challenging for every parent, usually, parents become angry, panic, and give medicine by force. Of course, giving medicine to children in a coercive way is not a good thing. Your child will be scared and afraid of situations where he has to take medicine or worse, he will experience trauma.
In this article Fitie will give you some tips that you can use when your child doesn't want to take medicine:
- Give an explanation to your child
Explain to your child that medicine is something he needs when he is sick so that he will get better quickly, explain that by taking medicine he can reunite, play with his friends and do his favorite activities as usual and give an understanding that the medicine he is taking is not that bad in comparison with the pain he was in. That explanation will make the child be more aware of the importance of taking medicine when he is sick.
- Give medicine in syrup form
Usually, syrup medicines are easier to digest and have a sweeter taste than other medicines. Then prepare water to drink immediately, to remove the bitter taste that is still attached to the tongue.
- Mix with drink or food
By mixing the medicine with food and drink, it will be easier for children to consume it. Ladies, you can mix the medicine with banana, milk, or honey. However, consult your doctor first before mixing the drug with something, because there are some types of drugs that will reduce their efficacy when mixed with other ingredients and even cause certain side effects.
- Don't force the children
Forcing a child to take medication is a bad thing and may even result in some side effects.
Children will usually rebel and refuse to take medicine if you force them, it can risk the children choking.
In addition, forcing children to take medicine can make children afraid to take medicine and even worse, even make children traumatized by taking medicine.
- Give a reward if the child finishes the medicine
Give the child small gifts such as books, pencil cases, and various other small gifts when the child finishes the medicine given by the doctor, so the child has more interest and intention to finish all the medicine given by the doctor.
So, use some of these tips if your child doesn't want to take medicine.
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