Well, I don't think I was ever anemic as a child, but my mother was. She had to take a spoonful of molasses every day. It helped. She's not anemic anymore.
I'm currently 38 weeks pregnant. About a month ago, my midwife became concerned that I was anemic and said I needed to get more iron. I already eat a number of iron-rich foods (beans, prunes, raisins, etc.), and when I'm not pregnant my iron levels are dead normal. But by the third trimester they start to get low if I don't supplement. So instead of taking iron pills (which are notorious for making pregnant women more constipated) I opted to take molasses every day. Beef liver is the highest source of iron, with molasses being the second highest--and for a vegetarian, THE highest source. So I started taking a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses every day (Grandma's molasses has less than half the iron that blackstrap does). Fred Meyer's sells a very good tasting brand, GloryBee. I like the taste and will eat it on toast or waffles, but usually we have savory breakfasts, so I either just eat it off the spoon or mix it with a smoothie (banana, molasses, my omega 3 oil, and anything else I feel like putting in), and it tastes delicious. You could add it to hot chocolate or whatever, but she might like the taste of it on its own. I'm not sure how old she is, but I'm sure 2-3 teaspoons a day wouldn't be too much. You could always ask your doctor. And keep in mind that the iron in molasses is much better absorbed than the iron in pills, so it is really the best alternative for almost everyone.
I will mention that before I was taking the molasses, when I was anemic, I would run out of steam by the end of lunch. It was all I could do to get the dishes done and then crash for the afternoon while my daughter slept. I wasn't necessarily tired enough to take a nap, but if I didn't sit down for an hour or two and just relax, I couldn't get dinner for my husband or do anything productive in the evening. Now I can keep going all day if I need to--though I still try to relax a bit in the afternoon. My energy is better, my color is better, and I feel a lot better, too.
Hope this helps!