Experts Weigh In On Giving Children Melatonin To Help With Sleeping Through The Night
If you have young kids, then it is easy to understand why you would want them to have a restful night’s sleep with the help of a bit of melatonin.
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I Found Out My Ex Has Been Giving Our Kids Melatonin Before Bed, and I’m Not OK With It: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her ex and children’s father giving their kids melatonin without her permission. This mom says that she learned from her children that her ex, their father, and his girlfriend gave them dissolvable melatonin before bed while they were on a camping trip. This mom says that her kids don’t have and have never had sleeping issues, so she can’t think of why they were given melatonin. Ultimately, she says she is not ok with this and turns to the community for advice.
My Toddler Hates Sleep and It’s Becoming a Problem: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her almost-4-year-old daughter. She says her daughter “hates sleep.” She’s energetic, and though this mom is constantly trying to tire her out, it never results in better sleep. She mostly only sleeps 4 – 5 hours per night total. She tries to let her daughter “cry it out,” but this is complicated because the crying is disruptive to an elderly relative with dementia who also lives with them. Any advice for this exhausted mom?
My 9-Year-Old Daughter Struggles with Going to Sleep at Night, and I’ve Tried Everything: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her 9-year-old daughter, who struggles when she tries to go to sleep at night. This mom has tried everything — nightlights, music, limiting electronics usage before bed, CBD gummies, melatonin, and more — to varying degrees of success, but she ultimately ends up back in the same frustrating spot. Any advice for her?
My Daughter Wakes Up Almost Every Night, Screaming from Nightmares: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about managing her two-year-old daughter’s nightmares. She says that, since birth, her daughter has woken up between 1 and 4 a.m., often screaming. Her daughter’s doctor approved the use of melatonin and says it is likely due to nightmares, but this mom is wondering if there is anything she can do.
Meghan King Edmonds Hit Back at Mommy Shamers After They Criticize Her for Giving Her Young Daughter a Melatonin Gummy for Kids
Meghan King Edmonds is under fire after posting a selfie on Instagram Stories with the caption, “This angel found a melatonin gummy in mama’s purse leftover from our flight.” The ex “Real Housewives of Orange County” star was referencing her three-year-old daughter Aspen, who fell asleep after eating the gummy.