9 Clever Ways to Help the Medicine Go Down

Enlist Your Doctor's Help

If your child has an easier time taking chewables than liquids, ask if that's an option. "With some medications you can ask for a higher concentration so you can give less," Dr. Tolcher says. "For example, instead of one teaspoon of a drug at a 50-milligram concentration, your child could take half a teaspoon of the 100-milligram concentration. It's the same amount of medication in a smaller dose."