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Many parents have trouble getting their children to swallow the liquids and pills they need to be healthy. Virginia pharmacist Tara Kompare has created an acronym called "MED TIPS" to help:
-- Music magic. Put on music, sing and do a funny dance to distract them.
-- Encourage participation. Even toddlers -- who love to do things for themselves -- can help measure doses and put medicine in their mouths under careful supervision.
-- Delivery device. Try out different options for giving medicine, such as pacifier dispensers, dose cups and syringes. Let children decide which one they like best.
-- Trickery. Disguise the taste with chocolate milk, yogurt or ice cream (although be sure to check with your pharmacist first to make sure a particular medicine can be mixed safely with dairy products). Using reverse psychology also can work -- as in, "Don't you dare take that medicine!"
-- Imitations. Make animal noises together to get kids to laugh and/or open their...
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