A variety of over-the-counter medications are available for pain, including the popular use of acetaminophen (Tylenol). But overuse of these products can be harmful.
Therefore, it is important that parents teach their children when it is and is not appropriate to use these medications.
A recent study found that mothers' use of medications appears to be related to their children's use of these products. The more often mothers use over-the-counter pain medications, the more often their children appear to use them as well — regardless of their pain levels.
The study, led by Janne Fangel Jensen, MD, of the Department of Public Health at the University of Copehagen in Denmark, looked at whether children's use of over-the-counter pain medications was related to their mothers' use of similar products.
The researchers conducted surveys involving 131 children, aged 6 to 11, and their mothers.
The families came from two different parts of Denmark — one rural and one urban.
The researchers interviewed the children in person and gave questionnaires to the mothers to learn about the participants' health, pain experiences and use of medication.
In analyzing their results, the researchers took into account differences between the participants' socioeconomic conditions and health.
The researchers found that mothers who frequently used over-the-counter pain medications (at least once a month), especially acetaminophen, were more likely to have children who frequently used these medications.
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