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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Sometimes we just have to put our foot down.
I know you hate confrontation of any kind, but he is the child, you are the parent. Any crying, whining, etc., he will do is a ploy-it won't be a constant. Once you show YOU mean business and won't back down, he'll do what you tell him.
By letting a child dictate to you what he wants, then getting it, you lose control, they try to do more of the same and it becomes more tiring than the one time you show strength and do a little battle.
Do you really want a 3 year old making the rules? Medicine now, something else tomorrow, something again next year.
As far as WHAT to say? "You HAVE to take your medicine, like it or not and if you don't take it now, you can sit in the corner til I tell you to come out and THEN you will take it anyway." Then DO IT.
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And don't forget to add a reward element. i.e. don't just punish him for not doing what he is supposed to do. Reward him for doing what he is supposed to do. So if he takes the medicine without complaint he gets a treat. If he does not, he not only loses the treat but he also gets the electric chai. . .um. . .the corner
Of course, be careful with the reward system. Don't take it to the point where he refuses to be good unless he gets a candybar