How Do I Teach My Child to Swallow Pills?

There comes a time when every person must learn how to swallow medication or vitamins.

Medications, vitamins, and supplements can be crucial when helping those with developmental and/or emotional disabilities.

The task of swallowing a pill can feel incredibly daunting to a person, especially a child and even some teens.

A child may not understand how to swallow a pill.

There may be be a fear of choking.

Sometimes kids worry about the taste of a pill if it starts to dissolve in their mouths.

Pills comes in all different shapes and sizes, which can be a challenge.

We’ve experienced all of these situations.

Some of my kids did not learn to swallow a pill until in their teens, others needed to learn much sooner.

How do I teach my child (or teen) to swallow pills?

The first thing you need to purchase is a simple pill tray for storage.

This is the ultimate storage case for edible items needed to teach your child how to swallow pills.

It cuts down on so much mess and can easily be taken on the go if necessary.

Each day/section of the pill tray will be filled with edible items to use when practicing the art of swallowing a pill.

I love that children can see the progression as they go starting with the first section all the way through to the end.

Each section of tray has plenty of room for as much practice as is necessary.