Using Calpol!

[chanelle1998]

Is it okay to use Calpol to get a child to sleep even if there not poorly?
What's your opinions on this?

I dont see how it would work as its not a sedative

Calpol makes them sleepy doesn't it?

But why? And how does it make them sleepy?

It relieves discomfort that otherwise might have stopped them sleeping, it alone doesn’t make them sleepy.

Calpol is just paracetamol so has no effect at all in terms of causing sleepiness (other than easing pain may help a sick child sleep)
Apart from being useless, you should never medicate a child unless needed

No calpol doesn't make them sleepy.

It's paracetamol and sugar and E numbers!

Calpol has no sedative ingredients whatsoever, so if that’s the motive I wouldn’t bother. What an odd question to ask.

Calpol is not a sedative

Paracetamol doesn't make you sleepy so it has no sedating effect

I think if you've reached the point of drugging your child there's bigger problems going on