Will the Pill Really Make it All Better

I think this is a horrid idea. Not only as a parent do you know your child and dont want to give them the impression that you can "pop a pill and make it all better" but as a parent this would give all the power to a child. If my child isnt sick and wants medicine or is playing sick I simply say no! And that is free as well. Why pay and money to trick you child?

I think the pill is a bad idea! For the most part being a Mom you know when your child is sick and when there faking it. I know for a fact when mine are-Mine son always has a belly ache when he is 1/4 through his meal. But seems to feel better when the table is clear and ready for desert! Thank god he was grown out of that stage!

My mom gave me a placebo once as a child and I ended up feeling very betrayed. She asked if I felt better after my "medicine" and not wanting to hurt her feelings,I said yes. I didn't want her to feel bad knowing my head still hurt after she had given me something to help. She then proceeded to tell me I was faking my headache because the pill she gave me was only a sugar pill. I was about 9 when this happened and I still remember it almost 30 years later. I would not ever do this to my child. You are calling them a liar just by giving them a placebo. Kids need to know they are trusted and believed.

I think this is o.k. to an exent. I know many people from middle school who faked headaches every other day so they could stay home and then ended up getting horrible grades. I think if the child continues to complain even after the placebo, then you should take it seriously. But a lot of times with children/teens (I am only 19, so it wasn't too long ago I was in school) it is all in there head and/or they just want to get out of school. Example:How hard is it to fake a headache so you can get out of that Italian or Math test? I do not think this is good in every situation but in some it may benifit the child in the long run, so I think it should be used with caution.

Oh GOODY! Let's all rush out and fork over money to LIE to our kids! Aren't people in general irresponsible enough as it is? Kids fake and exaggerate illness for a very VERY good reason. We ignore them! Think about it, how many hours a day do we (as a society, not individuals) spend with our children? My daughter spends less than 1 waking hour interacting with her children. That's right, less than an hour. I'm a stay at home mom with a 6 and 8 year old. I spend 2 to three hours a day actively interacting with my boys. Guess what, that's a lot more than the average working parent, but it STILL ISN'T ENOUGH! It's a struggle to do the right thing but folks, take a look at the gangsters. When asked why they join the answer invariably is "I want to belong". Gee, shouldn't they "belong" to their families? Moms and Dads? You can't belong to people who are smoking pot, snorting crank, dropping endless drugs, WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOME, drinking alcohol, ON THE COMPUTER, WATCHING TV... get the picture? America is on the brink of disaster because the Christian ethics that Europeans came to America with were quickly obliterated by greed, sloth (look it up if you don't know what it means), pride, perversion, etc. First we destroyed the native people that we came into contact with, then we started in on the land, and now our children. What about honor, respect, wisdom, or perhaps most importantly, self control? We must have dropped in in the trash with the McDonald food wrappers. OH NO! Nearly forgot, we didn't drop that in the trash, we dumped it out the car window.

Why make your child think that by giving them medicine they are getting better. Not only are you creating the placebo affect but you are confusing the child. What if they get "hooked" on these completey fake pills? Then what. You wont mind it because they do nothing but to them they do something, or you've made them think so. I believe in a hug and a kiss.

When a child says he does not feel well and makes up symptoms there is usually and underlying reason for the "acting". Sometimes, a parent just needs to delve a little deeper and ask questions conducive to a good conversation. Popping a fake pill is NOT the answer.

No, I'm totally against this because if a child is having these 'symptoms' that aren't real, then there are other ways we can talk them through it. I am NOT going to give my kid a backwards placebo pill just to shut her up. What's that teaching? That popping pills are for everything? NO! We rarely ever take medications or anything in my home. I won't start now!

Isn't this pushing pills!? Do you want your child to be a pill popper? You don't give medicine just because a child "thinks" they are sick. You give it when they are! That is the grown-ups responsibility to decide. It all starts at home! Look to the future - do you want your child popping oxy's for pain because Tylenol just isn't enough - or so they "think"!? NO PLACEBO, NO WAY!

Wow - looks like the no vote took this one...

Coming from a family where most of us didn't take medicine until we absolutely needed it, I probably wouldn't use this product either.

But as long as its not something you RELY on, or a solution you go to right away, I don't think it's *wrong*. Any solution that is overplayed is dangerous, but why not use it to sense the severity of a child's illness. If the placebo is given and the symptoms remain, call a doctor. If the placebo is given and the issue goes away, let it be.

Just don't over do it.

Whoa, a placebo! What a great idea1 I wish I had thought of that. She will probably make a million! NOT a good idea for children, however. They should NOT have the hypochondriac mentality at such a young age. And if they do, they probably need counseling, not a pill! But maybe for your hypochondriac husband or relative???

i agree. this is irresponsible and lazy. kids are already over-medicated as it is--we send the message that anything bad (or even just DIFFERENT) can be fixed with a pill. there are other ways to soothe kids' booboos and tummy aches than with a pill. we had a booboo bunny at my house--just an ice cube wrapped up in a washcloth shaped like a bunny--and it did wonders to make all sorts of ailments feel better. kids want the attention, not the medicine. chicken soup, a popsicle, or even a backrub and a kiss make them feel amazingly better. and i think it's awful for parents to start a pattern of habitually lying to children.

If you start children off early taking "medicine" to help with their minor illness your paving the road for problems. Kids need to learn to cope with a little sickness and not to just reach for a quick remedy. This is really irresponsible her.

if you can tell that there is nothing really wrong with them, then why give them anything at all? do we know the side effects of these "sugar pills"? they could be hurting those children. if a child is exaggerating, tell them to suck it up and send them on their way..dont dope them up

Everything being said, couldn't a parent use almost anything as a placebo? This 'sugar pill' is great in theory (if ALL parents were responsible enough to use it). But, unfortunately, they are not. It will be abused because it is an 'easy fix' for parents who don't take the time to stop and find a better solution.