What should I do if my child has difficulty taking medicine?

Children's bodies are still developing, and their resistance may be slightly weaker than that of adults. It is common for children to catch a cold. If a child has a serious cold, he or she needs to take cold medicine for treatment. However, some children do not want to take medicine, and some medicines taste bitter. Children do not like bitter things. It is a worry for parents if their children have difficulty taking medicine. What should they do if their children have difficulty taking medicine? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Do not pinch the nose to administer medicine.

Many parents like to pinch their children's noses to force medicine down their throats. This method is actually very dangerous. Although we pinch the child's nose, the child will still choke if he breathes through his mouth.

2. Adopt the correct posture.

When parents feed medicine to their children, they must use the correct posture. Let the child turn his face to the side and then raise his head. Use a spoon to slowly feed the medicine into the child's mouth, press down the child's tongue and lower teeth, and take out the spoon after the child has finished swallowing.

3. Tablets must be crushed.

If the medicine given to children is in the form of tablets, we must first crush the tablets into small pieces, then re-open them with water or let the children take them directly after drinking water.

4. Give your child appropriate training.

Children don't take medicine because they are not used to bitter things. Therefore, it is necessary to train their taste buds from an early age and let them eat some bitter melon juice and other foods appropriately. This will help them adapt to the bitter taste.

5. You can give some candy.

If the medicine is really bitter, we can give the child some candy after feeding the medicine. In this way, the child’s mouth will not feel too bitter. Moreover, it can be regarded as a kind of compensation for the child, making the child less disgusted with taking medicine.

6. It is important to encourage children.

After all, children are still young. Sometimes, a little encouragement from you will make them feel very good. Even if the medicine is a little bitter, they will bravely overcome it. Therefore, you must understand the child's psychology and let the child accept it actively.

7. Don’t overdo it.

Although the medicine is bitter, we parents must not exaggerate how bitter or unpalatable it is in front of our children. We should treat it as a very normal thing and let the children think that this is something they have to do and there is no room for negotiation.