Home Remedies: Toddler, Munchkin

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Teething in 18 Month Old

My 18 month old is teething, getting molars. HELP ME :) He doesn't seem to want to chew on teething rings and things anymore so I am trying things like pear slices and today I will go out and get cucumber? I am thinking that might be soothing to him? I hate giving him Tylenol and Motrin all the time, will also try the Hylands tablets again. But really why I am writing, you hear so much about the teeth when they are little but not toddlers. The kid is in pain, did everyone else go through this? Teething with a toddler is a completely...

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Getting My 5 Year Old to Take Her Medicine!

So last week I found out my 5 year old daughter had a double ear infection. Of course she got antibiotics perscribed... but why she ended up with CHEWABLE ones is beyond me. I don't blame her for not wanting to take them... they smell horrible and they are horse pills! Plus she has to take 2 of them 3 times a day for 10 days. She is a trooper and I get her to take them but it takes hours and lots of tears every time. I have tried crushing them up and mixing them in applesauce and pudding but of course she knows. I have also tried breaking...