It’s hard enough get a child to take a medicine and sometimes, you might be tempted to come out with a phrase such as, “It’s like candy.” Paediatricians say don’t. That could increase the risk that a youngster sees pills lying around so pops one in their mouth, according to Berthold Koletzko, a university professor of paediatrics in Munich. The risk is highest during those brief distracted moments, say the doorbell rings and you rush off, or dash to toilet for a second. Unfortunately that is enough time for a child to swallow a pill left on the table. That’s why parents need to take extra care…