[header] How to get kids to take medicine [title] Start positive. [step] If you make something sound bad, the child will think the same thing. For the first dose of a new medicine, just say " here, take this medicine. 
" if the kid refuses, call the medicine " super drops " or " strong pills. " [substeps] Tell young kids that their favorite character from a movie or book took medicine to become strong, smart, or fast.