tried holding him down, pleading with him, will reward him if he takes one little-bitty drop, tired wrapping him in a blanket, but felt too quilty when he started crying....even tried when he was asleep...woke up screaming...I give up.
2006-07-14 15:31:22 · 14 answers · asked by jonny 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Don't give up! I assume he must really need the drops or you wouldn't be giving them. Sometimes the things we have to do for our children are painful for the parent.So, get over the guilt, you are the adult and he needs it. Just keep at it, however you need to do it. Does your wife have better luck getting the drops in? If not, my only suggestion is that the next time he needs drops ask about getting a cream version that just lays in the corner of the eye until he blinks then goes in. Drops are scary, creams aren't.
2006-07-15 00:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by hljones1169 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Been there only with a 2 1/2 year old...
at five he should be able to understand that he needs these eye drops but he is scared poor baby... i really feel for you and him because i felt guilty every time i had to hold my son down.. but that is what we had to do both my husband and i held him down and forced the drops in his eyes.. you can try Benadryl it might calm him down.. only other thing is to call the dr. and either have them suggest another way depending on what he needs the eye drops for, like pink eye, they might give you something he can take that would be stronger than benadryl... Good Luck!!!
2006-07-14 15:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAke an eye dropper and drop some water or Eye drops in your own eye. Show him that it's not horrible. make it a fun event.
An idea which worked for me and my kids is to have the child lay down and turn their eyes away from the drops. Then I drop the liquid in the corner of the eye away from their pupil. Have a kleenex tissue handy for them to hold against the eye. Anything which helps them to be part of it and not the 'victim'.
2006-07-14 15:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of trying to drop the medication in from an inch or so above the eye and trying to coax the child to keep the eye open, place the end of the dropper right at the inside corner of the eye, release the drop, and the child will 'blink' the medication into the eye whe he/she opens up again.
2006-07-14 15:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some eye drops are the comparable yet they'd desire to be prescribed via a Vet.Your Vet will study your canine’s eyes with an ophthalmoscope, a lighted magnifying device for analyzing the eyes.He then can Diagnose the priority . over the counter human products inclusive of Visine should not be used because it is not made for canine.
2016-10-07 22:41:27 · answer #5 · answered by laseter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK...leave the guilt on the doorstep. How guilty you gonna feel when something goes really wrong with him because he didn't get his eye drops?
OK...I had to do this before, and this was how I did it....
drop all talk of it.... wait until he is fully into something else....TV, cars, whatever...walk up behind him and very quickly just do it...it will be over before he can even start to cry...serious. I tried everything too....I did get it to work sitting on him and holding his head with my knees, but I felt bad for that too...so I'd just wait until he was not expecting it then sneak up behind him.... It seriously would be in his eyes before he knew was was happening.
Good luck!
2006-07-14 15:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by Crazy Bch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they doctor prescription that he has to have? If so then try this you tell him you really need his help and first you use a eye drop for you like murine let him put a drop in your eyes then tell him he needs to help you let him hold the dropper with you and put a drop in his eyes. I have 13 grandchildren try this and stay very calm the whole time and make sure your telling him you need his help and wow what a big boy you are stuff like that. IT WORKS.
2006-07-14 15:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he is calm, rationalize it as "Look what big boys can do" and show him by putting a drop in your eye. Show him that its no big deal and that you "are a man" for doing it. Ask him if he wants to be a man (or a tough guy, or whatever) like daddy. Say, "I don't know if you can handle this. I'm not sure if you are a tough guy like daddy."
Just a thought.
2006-07-14 15:37:14 · answer #8 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 4y/o sister and I had the same problem. You need to try to just talk to your kid. I had to talk her out of the fight and just tell her what I was doing and why I was doing it. I know you think I'm crazy by saying that but I had success with it myself. Good luck.
2006-07-14 15:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by KA-BOOM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have my kids go get the pillow off their bed to lay on the floor, and choose their favorite stuffed animal to squeeze. I would reassure them constantly throughout the whole process.
2006-07-14 15:35:40 · answer #10 · answered by ticklefoot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋