First Aid: Toddler, Munchkin

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Feeding 12 Month Old Apples

I started my baby on solids long ago, but tonight while I was feeding her apples I got a little nervous. I use to cut them up in pieces and make sure that they were soft, but I feel that she is now 1 year old and should be able to eat them better. Anyhow, my niece almost choked on apples after my sister gave them to her cut up into tiny pieces so now I am scared to give them to her like that. I gave a big chunk of apple tonight and she seemed to eat it fine with her two teeth and gums...but at the end she shoved the whole thing in her...

Medicine

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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...