Medicine: Older Child

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Help, My Son Won't Take His Medicine!

V.T. asks from Dallas

Ben, 2 1/2, is on antibiotics for a possible staph infection on his cheek (again). I'm having the hardest time getting him to take his medicine. He wont take it will...

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Need Suggestions to Get My 9 Month Old to Take Yucky Medicine!

H.W. asks from El Paso

My 9 month old son was diagnosed with a condition of reflux of the bladder and he has to take an antibiotic every day. I am having a hard time getting him to take it...

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20 Month Old Won't Take Medicine

L.J. asks from San Francisco

My 20 month old son came down with an ear infection along with fever. The doctor prescibed amoxicillin, a thick pink fluid I give to him with a dropper. He took it ...

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My 2 1/2 Year Old Will Not Take Medicine! Help!

S.K. asks from Gainesville

My 2 1/2 year old will not take medicine at all (liquid or chewable). I have tried everything over the past couple of years. I have been very lucky that she has been ...

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Help Getting Toddler to Take Medicine

R.B. asks from Greensboro

My son, who will be three next month, has to take antibiotics three times a day for an infection. Once he received the first dose and realized how terrible it tastes...

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Help! My Daughter Refuses to Take Her Medicine for ADD.

L.C. asks from Hartford

Hi Ladies, I know that alot of moms are against medication but I really need help. My daughter was diagnosed with ADD (not H) when she was in the second grade. She...

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Would You Let Your 9 Year Old Walk Home from School?

C.V. asks from San Antonio

My 9 year old son wants to walk to his friend's house after school on Friday. He would be walking with his friend & the distance is probably less than a mile. The nei...

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10 Year Old Defiant Son

J.F. asks from Minneapolis

I am so desperate for any advice from other parents of 10 year old boys. My son is not at all respectful of my discipling him, he doesn't care what I threaten him wit...

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Advice on Almost 8 Year Old Who Wets at Night

C.G. asks from San Francisco

Hello..I have an almost 8 year old who I have kept in pull ups at night due to wetting at night..we stopped using them several months ago to try to make him more conc...

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Whats Your Trick to Get 6 y.o. to Take Medicine

S.Y. asks from Chicago

Son had tonsils out today....has lots of liquid meds to take...antibiotic (1 teasp 3x) , steriod (1 tsp 3x), pain meds (3 tsp 4x)....so a total of 18 tsp to get down ...