Just a Spoonful of Sugar and 10 Other Ways I've Tried to Get My Kids to Take Their Medicine

Designed for babies, oral syringes are great for aiming small amounts of medicine to a specific part of the mouth. Many doctors suggest aiming the medicine at the cheek or the back of the throat to bypass the taste buds in the front of the mouth.

My Kids' Verdict: Let's just say that I was covered in medicine and more after attempting to shoot the medicine down their throats.