Oh my goodness! I am so excited to tell you about this amazing new medicine for kids…I know what you are thinking…really? You want me to get excited about medicine? Bear with me for a sec. Let’s talk about how giving our kids medicine usually goes…
Scenario from my past: Kate has a cold, and maybe even a fever. It’s not the flu, maybe just a virus. She is completely exhausted, whiny and just pitiful. I feel horrible…I just want to make it go away. So, I head to the pharmacy to pick her up something to at the very least, relieve her congestion and other symptoms. I get home, pour the liquid medicine in the little cup it comes with and she refuses to take it. I break into the whole, “You have to take it, it will make you feel better!” conversation, and she still refuses. She hates it, it tastes like medicine! Well, that’s because it is medicine. I finally get her to take it and she gags it up. All. Over. The. Floor. And…we are back to square one!
Well, guess what? That is a problem of the past. Over and done. Because now this mom has a new best friend, Dr. Cocoa For Children Cough and Cold Medicine! This new cold medicine is a game changer! It seriously tastes just like chocolate syrup! I was so excited to learn about this amazing new product that I couldn’t wait to share it with you! I mean, how nice would it be to be able to get our kiddos to take medicine without the fight?
I actually tried it for myself and was going to wait to give it to Kate when she got sick the next time. Then she came home from school after only two weeks and BAM…cold time! I had to talk her into trying it, and promised her that I had tried it myself. She tried the Dr. Cocoa Daytime Cough + Cold during the day which relieves stuffy noses, then when she went to bed, I gave her the Nighttime Cough + Cold. She slept through the night and woke up the next morning feeling well rested. She didn’t hesitate when I offered her the medicine again, and that made this momma extremely happy! She even asked for it the next day, but since her symptoms were gone, I of course told her no…that is was actually medicine. When has that ever happened?
Dr. Cocoa is available with a few different options….
- Cocoa™ Long-Acting Cough Relief: relieves coughs for up to eight hours without causing drowsiness in children ages 4-13 (active ingredient: Dextromethorphan). Follow the package label for exact dose by age, or speak to your child’s pediatrician.
- Cocoa™ Daytime Cough + Cold Relief: relieves stuffy nose and cough for children ages 4-13. Its non-drowsy formula makes it ideal for daytime use (active ingredients: Dextromethorphan and Phenylephrine). Follow the package label for exact dose by age, or speak to your child’s pediatrician.
- Cocoa™ Nighttime Cough + Cold Relief: Made especially for children ages 6-13 to relieve coughs, along with stuffy nose, runny nose and sneezing at night (active ingredients: Diphenhydramine, Phenylephrine). Follow the package label for exact dose by age, or speak to your child’s pediatrician.
Real chocolate taste makes the kids smile. Cough and cold relief makes moms smile!
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Kathleen says
atI wouldnt reccommend this because I wouldnt like the children think that it is “candy”!!!!
Mary says
atIn response to the assertion: “I wouldnt reccommend this because I wouldnt like the children think that it is “candy”!!!!”
I would like to ask: It is unconscionable or disengenuous that such a flavor is available because a kid would overdose/poison him/herself on the “candy”?
That would imply: if it can be abused by a child, it shouldn’t be allowed.
That would be a well-founded fear IF the parent was irresponsible and did NOT:
1) Tell the child without question that this is MEDICINE and should be used ONLY AS SUCH.
2) Inform the child, in age-appropriate terms, WHY this medicine is NOT CANDY.
3) Keep the medicine secured from the child’s reach at all times
In short, the flavor of the medicine is immaterial because it is a parent’s responsibility to prevent accidental overdose/poisoning. The FDA has done its part to make the medicine safe to use ACCORDING to its intended purpose. It is OUR RESPONSIBILITY as PARENTS to ensure it is not abused once we bring it home.
From what I’ve read in the post, those parenting responsibilities have been met. I have no problem with the taste of the medicine in question, especially in cases of taste sensitivity.
Mary says
atAlso–Yikes! Is there a way to italicize the text? I could only use ALL CAPS for emphasis but I dislike doing it. It looks like I’m mad and shouting when I’m not.
For the record: I’m not mad and shouting. I’m just not sure how to italicize or bold text at the normal point size on this blog engine.