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I got home this evening and walking into Roey's (3.5 yr old) room. I noticed the Hyland's teething tablets box open on her floor, the pink tamper proof plastic on her bed and no bottle of tablets. It;s not like she opened hte bottle and had a few. She had to get the UNOPENED box out of the bathroom, take it into her room, open the box, take off hte pink plastic thingy, and unscrew the lid.
I know that she has eaten the whole bottle (she's done it two other times) but I want to see what she says. So I call her down to her room. I show her what is in my hand and ask her where the bottle is. She says, "Oh put it in with my undewear." She hid it under them.
I ask her what she did with the tablets and she said she ate all of them. No remorse or guilt. And yesterday, she drank some gentle tummy medicine that I had on the counter. We have had the poison talk, I have things labled with Mr. Yuk.
What should I do? I told her I had to talk to her dad first.
1) I NEED to put the medicine in a high place. Although they are all natural, she does not need to be tempted.
2) I had just bought the new box. It cost $5.
3) This not the first time she has done this. We talk about the dangers of taking medicine, how she is taking something away from Vivi that needs the tablets and trust.
4) Right now, she has to be with a grown up and not be herself because we can not trust her choices. She does not like this.
I know this post sounds like I am a neglectful mother (and i am) but what else shoudl I do?
I know that she has eaten the whole bottle (she's done it two other times) but I want to see what she says. So I call her down to her room. I show her what is in my hand and ask her where the bottle is. She says, "Oh put it in with my undewear." She hid it under them.

What should I do? I told her I had to talk to her dad first.
1) I NEED to put the medicine in a high place. Although they are all natural, she does not need to be tempted.
2) I had just bought the new box. It cost $5.
3) This not the first time she has done this. We talk about the dangers of taking medicine, how she is taking something away from Vivi that needs the tablets and trust.
4) Right now, she has to be with a grown up and not be herself because we can not trust her choices. She does not like this.
I know this post sounds like I am a neglectful mother (and i am) but what else shoudl I do?