My 11 month old dd is having to take medicine quite regularly at the moment. She point-blank refuses to open her mouth for it and so dh has taken to pinching her nose lightly to force her to open her mouth for it. When I saw what he was doing I said I didn't feel comfortable with him doing that and didn't think it was a good idea as it seems a bit of a mean trick even if the medicine will make her feel better in the long run. However, I don't seem to be able to come up with an effective alternative for how to get her to take it and dh is now upset that he may have been doing something that I suggested could be psychologically damaging!!! What are your thoughts on this - am I being over-cautious? Do any of you do this?