I asked two children how cough syrup tastes to them and what is it like when they are forced to take it by their parents and here is what these goofy children had to say. To the first child I asked, What does cough syrup taste like to you? The child said "cough syrup tastes like a poison juice in a poison cup". My next question to the child was, When your mommy gives you your medicine, how do you feel about it? The child replied and said," I don't want to take the poison medicine because it taste gross". The child is 5 years old and thinks cough syrup is poison.
I asked the second child the same exact question and the reply I received was," it is just plain stomach churning and it tastes revolting" This child is 12 years old. Now I was tempted to ask the parents about how they felt about the cough syrup but I don't think the answers world be appropriate. Personally, growing up, I was always sick and my grandparents always mixed my medicine with food. When I grew up and my grandparents stopped mixing my medicine, I thought they were trying to poison me. Seems funny but I was scared, I said "But I thought you guys loved me, why are you trying to get rid of me?". They laughed, of course. If I could have used the sippy cup medicine dispenser, I believe that taking medicine would be much easier today.
