We have a few strategies we are using in our home to teach Darah about pills. We want to teach her not to fear them, and we also want to teach her never to take them unless we have given them to her. Darah is actually in charge of putting mom and dad’s vitamins into our mouths and “supervising” while we swallow them. Every day I ask her if she should take one of my vitamins and she says, “No silly! These are not for me!” I really hope that lesson sticks!
Darah has gummy vitamins that she chews and enjoys. I hope that in time she will not have a problem swallowing pills. I was TERRIFIED of swallowing pills as a child, and even struggled with them quite a bit in my teenage years. It would have been so great if some more alternatives had existed.
If your child has a tough time taking pills, or if you feel they are simply too young to try, check out alternaVites Kids. These are vitamin packets in powder form, and I personally sampled them and they taste great! They sort of remind me of Fun Dip like you’d get at the movie theater!
AlternaVites Kids are recommended for ages 4 and up, so Darah is still too young to personally use them. But I could see these as being really handy for road trips or even overnight trips to a friend’s house (btw I’m REALLY looking forward to when those start!). I wouldn’t have to burden the adult with supervising her while swallowing her vitamin pill.
I’m also a fan of alternaVites Kids because they contain no aspartame, no HFCS, no artificial colors or flavors, and it is specially formulated to not contain any major food allergens such as eggs, milk, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy fish and shellfish. Basically, alternaVites Kids covered all the bases to make sure your little one can get his or her multivitamin with ease!
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I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
jenny says
My daughter would love the raspberry cotton candy
Madeline says
Raspberry cotton candy sounds best to me and my daughter.
Lily Kwan says
The Raspberry Cotton Candy flavor sounds very nice!
Brittney House says
Strawberry bubblegum
susan smoaks says
our daughter would like the Strawberry bubble gum
trixx says
My daughter would love Raspberry Cotton Candy
Claire says
Strawberry bubble gum!
Lisa L says
My kids would like Strawberry Bubble Gum
Jennifer Claly says
I think that my girls would like the strawberry bubble gum flavor.
kathy pease says
my son would like the Strawberry Bubble Gum
Kendra says
Strawberry bubble gum, but probably any!
Saver Sara says
raspberry cotton candy
Angela Neynaber says
I think my daughters would like the raspberry cotton candy flavor.
Diana Hatch says
Strawberry bubblegum
Jessica Libby says
raspberry cotton candy
Vanessa says
Raspberry Cotton Candy
Jane T says
My son would love the strawberry bubble gum.
Rae Higgins says
Strawberry Bubblegum
Debbie ritenour says
strawberry bubble gum
Secret Burkheiser says
Raspberry Cotton Candy
liz lew says
Def strawberry bubblegum
Leanna Morris says
Strawberry bubblegum
Amity Johnson says
RASPBERRY COTTON CANDY
Valarie says
Strawberry Bubble Gum!
Natalia Gonzalez says
Strawberry bubble gum
Corey Olomon says
Strawberry Bubble Gum
Kayla Stratton says
I think my daughter would like the Raspberry Cotton Candy ones. 🙂
Jenna M Wood says
Raspberry cotton candy
Kelley H says
strawberry bubble gum
Stephanie says
Strawberry Bubblegum
Maria Kiguthi says
Both sound good, but we’ll try the Raspberry Cotton Candy first.
Daiva says
Raspberry Cotton Candy
Sarah S says
Strawberry Bubblegum.
Ada says
probably strawberry bubblegum
Ally says
I think we’d like raspberry cotton candy
rebecca day says
i think my daughter would like the Raspberry Cotton Candy
Anonymous says
i think my daughter would like Raspberry Cotton Candy
Danielle Priser says
I think all three of my kids would like Strawberry Bubble Gum!
Kristen says
My kids would like the strawberry bubble gum.
aimee says
strawberry bubble gum
susan varney says
i think my grandson would like raspberry cotton candy
Cindy Loo says
Raspberry Cotton Candy sounds delicious!
Stephanie Larison says
She’d like the strawberry bubble gum flavor
Ciara B. says
strawberry bubble gum
Katie L says
Strawberry Bubble Gum
Sunnie says
My girls would like the strawberry bubble gum
Kristie says
Raspberry Cotton Candy 🙂
Paula Lee says
Probably the raspberry cotton candy.
Becky VanGinkel says
I think my son would like the Raspberry Cotton Candy:)
susan says
Definitely the Strawberry Bubble Gum.