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05/04/2016
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Check out 5 tips pediatrician and homeopath Moises Chencinski
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At what age my son can now take pills?
Although there is no exact age, usually around age 10, the child can already adapt to tablets.
It is normal to be nervous it's time to take the medicine?
Yes, a study published in the journal Pediatrics, Effectiveness of Pediatric Pill Swallowing Interventions: A Systematic Review (or, translated into Portuguese: "The effectiveness of pediatric interventions in swallowing pills: a systematic review"), which included participants from 0 21 years, explains that the ability to swallow a pill is not directly linked to age, but, anxiety. "The pill is a solid substance. We learned that we have to chew something that is solid. a mental change is needed to relax the throat and be able to swallow, "says pediatrician Chencinski. So if for some adults swallow pills may not be as easy to imagine some children.
What can I do to help my child in this process?
Patience, training and tranquility. It takes a lot of talk with the child so that it assimilates slowly this is one way to heal any disease. And it will not happen anything wrong with it. It even, as Chencinski suggests, create a story on the situation: "Ask your child to imagine that language is a wave of water and the pill is the surfer," he explains. Another option is to try her drink a little water first and the pill followed by a juice, or vice versa. But it needs to be, above all, calm.
Can I cut the pill in half to facilitate?
No! According to the expert, cut, crush or dissolve the tablet are not good options. In addition to deceive the child, some drugs have restrictions on mixtures and changes in physical form. Another point is the risk that, with these techniques, you may not offer the entire dose to the child.
And if she does not, what to do?
Talk to your pediatrician and ask him to change the medicine for another presentation, such as syrups, drops, suppositories. And of course, expect to spend some time, and the next opportunity when your child needs to be medicated again, try offering the drug in tablet form. However, never use phrases like "You're already a young man. You need to swallow it. " It will not help at all, and let the child more anxious. Patience is the key to any achievement.
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