The trainer should move quickly through the procedure to keep motivation high and anxiety low. Practice sessions should not last longer than twenty to thirty minutes. If the child has not gone through the entire sequence by that time, the session should be ended on a success and another session scheduled to finish the final pill sizes.

While the child is swallowing the water and the pill, the trainer should not say much, only "Just drink the water," especially if the child is having difficulty on a pill. They should not talk too much while the child is drinking. Over talking will make the child anxious.

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