Will the Pill Really Make it All Better

I think that giving kids this pill will teach them that drugs are the answer to our ailments. it is a pharmaceutical world out there... but there are better cures than pills. let's teach our kids how to live healthy lifestyles and avoid becoming ill (such as proper hand washing and avoiding things like certain foods that make us feel yucky).

Kinda silly, ain't it?? As many years as i've had raising kids, i've found one sure thing, u can't always be sure when they're "faking" an illness. I've come to trust what they say about how they feel. With no fevor, or any symtoms have had a child say they don't feel well... and lo and behold the next thing u know they're vomiting, or spiking a high temp. Trying to take a child's attention off the problem by changing the subject to something they find interesting (school, toys, board games) gives me time to just keep a careful eye on the situation. And No, wouldn't even consider giving a "fake" pill! There are so many creative ways to better handle the case of the fake sick child.

If you are a good fit, I think it is a wonderful solution for a lot of women's problems, but you need to assess if you are really a good candidate for the pill.

I think it could cause children to grow up thinking that a pill or liquid medicine is the cure for everything. Bad idea. A kiss, hug or a cute bandaid cure most small things.

Clearly this will send the wrong message to children. A pill will never make everything better. I think this country already has a bad enough drug problem, this seems like it could be a stepping stone to bigger problems.

This idea is just a ridiculous thought .Pills , pills, pills, that is not the answer.That just makes you into a pill junkie . Why push pills on a child , thats just likea drug pusher to make them feel better .This idea is a most dangerous idea .Let the person that thought this up give it to her or his kids , MINE ? no thank you !!!

Uhhh a sugar pill? Don't kids aready have enough sugar? What if they are developing diabetes and are having a issue..and give them sugar. That's kind of DUMB if you ask me. If a child is truly ill, they will tell you and you would know. Common sense says...take your kid to the doctor. Another point is that you may be setting your kid up- if they are small and need a "placebo" to encourage them to feel better what will happen when they are teenagers..... do drugs so they feel better.....here in California Medical Marijuana is legal . So here is the scenario....Jennifer Buettner's child at 15: Oh I don't feel well.....maybe I should smoke a joint.

THIS IS REDICULOUS!!! How many times have you been to the doctor with a REAL concern and he/she decided that your complaint wasn't serious enough for him/her to treat or diagnos so you ended up suffering needlessly. Not to mention that if you give your child even a fake pill that is setting them up to think that pills or drugs are a good way to fix whatever ailes them. Hope the inventor of this doesn't have a child who feels that since his/her mommy gives them a pill every time they feel sick that they will feel just as safe or inclined to take pills offered by their friends to "feel better".

I think I wouldn't try this with my kids but they don't usually exaggerate when it comes to being sick. I do know people who have kids that do make exaggerate and I think this might not be such a bad idea for them.

I mean the wrong product

I think giving a sugar pill to a kid is wrong. I mean kids aren't dumb and what happens if their allergic to it becouse the manunfacture didn't give you the right product. More and more children are allergic to more medicine than anything. I don't belive in giving kids pills for a hang nail. how ever for medical reasons I do like asthma. I know a ton of my friends that have kids. I don't have kids. however I have read a lot of articals on medication use on children and adults. and kids don't cry for attention there is something wrong or they tell you they don't what to go to school something is wrong.

I am not in favor of giving kids pills for every little thing, but after having a child who is a hypocondriac I would have loved to have it. My oldest (now 19) would often claim she was sick when she just needed attention. I would have loved to give her a sugar pill and send her off to school.

I'm not in favor of passing out pills placebo or otherwise. I feel this society is inundated with pills for everything. We don't need another reason to pass out a pill, if your child is just needing some extra attention, the best way to overcome their "illness" is to spend time with them and engage them in some one on one or an activity that they can get interested in. I don't want to teach children to reach for pills everytime there is something "wrong".

Any time a child says thaey don't feel well it should be taken seriously. If you think your child may just be looking for attention them give them some and you may find out that they truely are sick. Do we really want to teach kids that a pill can make everything okay? I know i don't want to

Is this really sending the right message? I think a hug and sitting down to really listen to the child is a much better solution than giving them a placebo, which only sends the message that medication cures it all.