momykids.com – When a child is given a drug that is generally a liquid or syrup. But at a certain age children should be able to take medication in the form of capsules or tablets. How do I teach a child taking medicine?
If the child is still under the age of 10 years, generally do not have the readiness to learn to swallow capsules or tablets. Therefore parents should see first if the child is ready or not.
The medicine is a liquid or syrup are usually limited to medicine for colds, cough or fever. But if the illness is serious enough, most drugs will be in the form of capsules or tablets. If the child can not eat them, then this drug will be crushed to powder form but will cause a bitter taste making it difficult to ask the child to drink it.
As quoted from babycenter and eHow, Tuesday (28/12/2010) there are several steps or ways that parents can do in teaching children to take capsules or tablets, namely:
1. Practicing using small candies
For starters, use the help of small round candies that diperumpamakan as a drug. Have your child put the candy on the edge of the throat and swallowed with the help of water. If the child successfully do it at least twice, so he may be taking capsules or tablets.
2. Give examples of how to take medication in front of children
If children do not understand give examples of how to take medicine that is by putting the drug on the edge, taking a sip of water, then tilt or tilting the head with a little bit beat then swallow.
3. Providing water first
This technique by asking children to take a sip of water and hold it in the mouth, and then ask her mother looked up and then insert the drug into the corner of his mouth. After that ask the child to swallow it with the position is still looking up or the ceiling.
4. Repeat up to 3 times
If a child fails the first time tersbeut swallowing pills, try to repeat it twice. If it still fails to also give a short break of about 3-5 minutes and can also, chewing something, then ask the child to repeat it again.
5. Use a larger size candy
If the child had managed to swallow the candy with the help of water only, then increase the size of candy to be slightly larger. Parents should not use drugs directly, but use candy in each trial until the child is really successful.
6. Use the help of cake, jelly or banana
If the child can not swallow the candy or the drug with the help of water only, then try to wrap the drugs with cake, food jelly or banana and then put it in your mouth and swallow it with the help of water.





