Child learning to swallow pills?

[kerrybelle]

If the pill is a capsule that floats (some vitamins & some gel caps), it's better to do the above, but instead of holding my head back, I hold it forward so that the pill floats to the top of the water near the back of my mouth/throat. Then I swallow without raising my head. Again, it makes me look like an idiot, but it works!

This is exactly what we have our patients do with Advil, in the office. We will also give them mini M&M's to practice with first. BTW - I work for an orthodontist so most of our patients are kids.

[Jones]

I had my girls practice with mini M&m's. The M&m's are so small they aren't scared and if they melt no big deal, plus the sooner they learned the more candy they got to eat. They are 12 and 10 now and have both been able to swallow pills for years.
Jones.

[Melalvai]

Great suggestions. I'll try some of these and see how it goes.