Parenting Issues: Cold and flu season: Helping kids take medications
Description
In this episode of Parenting Issues, our host Nicole sits down with Carissa Menard, a Child Life Specialist, to share practical strategies for making medicine time less stressful for both kids and parents.
Discover why children resist medication and learn actionable tips like offering choices, using distractions, and even creative solutions like flavoring or medical play. Carissa also shares insights on how to support your child’s emotional well-being during illness and build long-term positive habits around taking medicine.
Whether your little one is a picky patient or just feeling under the weather, this episode is packed with expert advice to make flu season a little smoother. Don’t miss Carissa’s valuable resources and her heartwarming approach to parenting through tough moments.
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