The syringes were much less likely to result in errors than the cups. Both types of syringes yielded similar results. Overall, about two-thirds of the medication mistakes involved giving kids too much ...

A sick child is worry enough, here’s one way parents can avoid additional anxiety. Many parents are making dosing errors when giving medicine to their children, a new study suggests , but using a ...

The other night my 19 month old son was teething. BADLY. He was miserable and in pain. The only solution was to give him some Infant Motrin. We usually use this great pacifier/medicine attachment – ...

GIVING children medicine isn't usually an easy task, so most parents will try and get it over with as quickly as possible. But medics have issued a warning to mums and dads who use a syringe to ...

(Reuters Health) - More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs ...