Exactly as Momof4 said. If they are sick enough to need medication, they should be at home. I feel there is a liability issue with administering medication not prescribed by a doctor. If it masks symptoms and the child becomes seriously ill while in my care (like the seizures Momof4 mentioned) parents are not going to remember that they wanted me to administer it and I could be blamed or they could say I gave the wrong dosage..how could I prove otherwise? Prescription meds liek antibiotics I am fine with because obviously the child has seen a doctor and also cannot stay home the entire 10 days of the medication. A stool softener, I would give it were prescribed...but again, unless it is something that has to be given three times a day or in the middle of the day for some reason, I don't see why it couldn't be given at home.