| is it liquid or a pill form. my daughter had to take some med when she was 5. the pill need to be crushed but it tasted so bad she refused to take. since the pill was small i put it whole in some apple sauce ( jelly woks too) and she swallowed it whole. after a few months we did this.. she put some juice(she picked what she liked and it was reserved for pill taking) in her mouth and held her head back with mouth open. i tossed the pill in as far back as i could get it she swallowed everything. by the time she was 6yo she could do it her self. also give her as much control over the circumstances as possible. my daughter picked before bedtime to take her pill and she picked the type of juice she took it with. she also picked the person who helped her take it (she liked me the best lol) if it is liquid try letting her pick a special cup. my daughter(now12 ) like to take cough meds from a plastic champagne flute and chase it with something to get the taste out of her mouth. goofy but it works. good luck  |