things to know about melatonin for kids - Today's Parent

Melatonin does help kids fall asleep—but it’s not appropriate for every child. Here's what you need to know. melatonin kidshealth kidssleep

Kids with attention disorders and autism commonly develop sleep problems that can be helped with melatonin. Additionally, medication used to treat ADHD can lead to difficulty falling asleep. That was the case for Jackie Botman,* whose son has ADHD. The eight-year-old’s medication was keeping him up until 9:30 or later—he was wired and couldn’t settle down.

Although Cummings agrees that melatonin can help kids with ADHD or autism, he says the downside is that there’s a high relapse rate: Once you take your kid off melatonin, they are almost guaranteed to go back to having difficulty sleeping.

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