Comments on: The Placebo Effect http://smilingmom.com/blog/the-placebo-effect/ one husband, one dog, two children, and three chickens. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Momma Zookeeper http://smilingmom.com/blog/the-placebo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-145825 Momma Zookeeper Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:24:05 +0000 http://smilingmom.com/?p=935#comment-145825 any chance that stuff works on Mom's nipples??? <em>Momma Zookeeper's last blog post..<a href='http://whatsnewatthezoo.blogspot.com/2008/12/leapster-digj-givaway.html' rel="nofollow">Leapster Digj Givaway!</a></em> any chance that stuff works on Mom’s nipples???

Momma Zookeeper’s last blog post..Leapster Digj Givaway!

]]> By: Chris Thompson http://smilingmom.com/blog/the-placebo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-144942 Chris Thompson Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://smilingmom.com/?p=935#comment-144942 I agree, you are kinda lucky here on two counts. First - some kids will just suck the nasty taste right off and then get used to it. Second, some kids would "test" it once in a while and get past your placebo idea. But it worked, and that is fantastic. Good job in being creative. The placebo effect is wonderful. It proves the power of belief. Keep this in mind when you are out of Tylenol or Motrin and your child has a headache or some other complaint. My daughter used to ask for medicine all the time (I almost forgot about this! Great blog post coming up now...). I started giving her a spoon full of jam. The complaints disappeared. She grew past the regular requests for "medicine" also. <em>Chris Thompson's last blog post..<a href='http://talkingtotoddlers.com/how-to-get-your-child-to-listen.htm' rel="nofollow">How To Get Your Child To Listen</a></em> I agree, you are kinda lucky here on two counts. First — some kids will just suck the nasty taste right off and then get used to it. Second, some kids would “test” it once in a while and get past your placebo idea. But it worked, and that is fantastic. Good job in being creative.

The placebo effect is wonderful. It proves the power of belief. Keep this in mind when you are out of Tylenol or Motrin and your child has a headache or some other complaint. My daughter used to ask for medicine all the time (I almost forgot about this! Great blog post coming up now…). I started giving her a spoon full of jam. The complaints disappeared. She grew past the regular requests for “medicine” also.

Chris Thompson’s last blog post..How To Get Your Child To Listen

]]> By: Jamie Dockiewicz http://smilingmom.com/blog/the-placebo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-144524 Jamie Dockiewicz Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:58:47 +0000 http://smilingmom.com/?p=935#comment-144524 Pure genius! Love it, love it. Definitely needed that laugh tonight. Pure genius! Love it, love it. Definitely needed that laugh tonight.

]]> By: susanbaeb http://smilingmom.com/blog/the-placebo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-144381 susanbaeb Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:08:33 +0000 http://smilingmom.com/?p=935#comment-144381 You are SO lucky that worked. My brother would just suck that stuff off. It goes away, eventually. They even got vinyl gardening gloves, cut ventilation holes in them, and threaded shoe laces through the bottom. They would tie crazy knots so the gloves were securely attached. My brother undid those knots in his sleep. Now that's an oral fixation! He's 33 now and doesn't suck his thumb any more...although I'm not sure when he really quit....It might have been grade school. You are SO lucky that worked. My brother would just suck that stuff off. It goes away, eventually. They even got vinyl gardening gloves, cut ventilation holes in them, and threaded shoe laces through the bottom. They would tie crazy knots so the gloves were securely attached. My brother undid those knots in his sleep. Now that’s an oral fixation! He’s 33 now and doesn’t suck his thumb any more…although I’m not sure when he really quit.…It might have been grade school.

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