Re: how do you give pills to children?

[Guest guest]

I have not used this, but there recently was a post, but not sure which

board it was, that talked about a " medistraw " or " medi-straw " . You may

want to google that and see if it's something you could use with your

daughter. The capsule is put in this straw and when the person sips up

a drink, the pill goes down the hatch!

Donna

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> I have exhausted myself trying to find pills that are teeny tiny

> softgels that my daughter can swallow. If you open the pills up, what

> do you do with the powder? It is such a struggle to get her to take

> the things that will help her. Any suggestions?

>

[Guest guest]

> I have exhausted myself trying to find pills that are teeny tiny

> softgels that my daughter can swallow. If you open the pills up, what

> do you do with the powder?

At first, I mixed into peanut butter and honey.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I've tried the pb and honey, but if you have a lot of pills, she'd be eating pb

and honey all day. It does work though for small amounts. Thanks for the

advice, everyone. I will check out the medistraw, too.

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[Guest guest]

We do the Houston chewables for enzymes, kind of like sweet tarts. We use

Custom Probiotics, mix in juice and Brainchild vitamins and minerals liquid

in juice. I've found chewable vit c, B-6 magnesium Wafer, he likes just

fine from Kirkman, and a chewable calcium, tastes like a carmel at Walmart.

I bought Zinc Lozenges too and haven't tried them from Kirkman. Will today

actually, forgot! They dissolve in the mouth. Hopefully he'll like!

So we are getting a lot of what we need pretty well without swallowing a

pill here. I'd love to get a few more things down him that only come in

pill form and we are working on that issue AGAIN! He's so very difficult on

the swallowing pill subject! I bought a pill cup, that isn't working for

him. Anyway.just some ideas. I've been using biotin pills for practice.

Cheap and something I'd like to get down for yeast issues!

Opening up capsules and crushing works too in applesauce.

Tammy

Re: how do you give pills to children?

I've tried the pb and honey, but if you have a lot of pills, she'd be eating

pb and honey all day. It does work though for small amounts. Thanks for the

advice, everyone. I will check out the medistraw, too.

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[Guest guest]

Tammy,

Thanks for the advice. My daughter is extremely picky about what she puts in

her mouth and she doesn't like most chewable pills. I have found some chewable

enzymes and chewable probiotics from natural wellness center that she will

tolerate, although she complains about it. She doesn't like any of the chewable

calcium that I've tried, including the caramel, chocolate, and even the vanilla

icecream animal parades. I will try the B-6 magnesium wafer from kirkman,

though. It's definitely worth the money to try it and I'll keep the Houston

chewables in mind. She doesn't like applesauce either.... lol. The medi-straw

looks pretty interesting. I've ordered 2. I'll let you know how they work.

Here's the link:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT & itemID=36391

Does anyone give amino acids to their kids? If so, what brand and how much?

Thanks for everyone's help!

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[Guest guest]

I poured all the powders and oils into juice and used a measuring spoon

to give to my 4 year old daughter. Before she was 5 she learned to

swallow pills (even though she had oral aversions). I taught my son at

2 1/2 to swallow even the biggest pills after a couple of weeks.

>

> I have exhausted myself trying to find pills that are teeny tiny

> softgels that my daughter can swallow. If you open the pills up, what

> do you do with the powder? It is such a struggle to get her to take

> the things that will help her. Any suggestions?

>

[Guest guest]

Dana has a whole part of her site devoted to this

http://www.danasview.net/index.htm

jennifer_thorson <jennifer_thorson@...> wrote:

I poured all the powders and oils into juice and used a measuring

spoon

to give to my 4 year old daughter. Before she was 5 she learned to

swallow pills (even though she had oral aversions). I taught my son at

2 1/2 to swallow even the biggest pills after a couple of weeks.

>

> I have exhausted myself trying to find pills that are teeny tiny

> softgels that my daughter can swallow. If you open the pills up, what

> do you do with the powder? It is such a struggle to get her to take

> the things that will help her. Any suggestions?

>

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[Guest guest]

try putting the pills in a spoonful of applesauce

[Guest guest]

try Medi-Straw!

link:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT & itemID=36391

>

> I have exhausted myself trying to find pills that are teeny tiny

> softgels that my daughter can swallow. If you open the pills up, what

> do you do with the powder? It is such a struggle to get her to take

> the things that will help her. Any suggestions?

>