Melatonin and Children

nvts

Active Member
Hi! Was at the psychiatrists and she said melatonin would be alright for difficult child 1 but I can't remember how much to give him. He's about 90 lbs and 9 years old. Any recommendations? One website said about 1mg. for a very small child. Does that sound right? Will it work the 1st time around? I'm always nervous about new stuff, so I want to make sure I'm not over/under doing it!

Thanks!

Beth
 

jannie

trying to survive....
I give 1 mg liquid melatonin to my 85 pound 10 year old. It works wonders !! He's been taking it almost every day for over a year !!
 

wakeupcall

Well-Known Member
difficult child is 12 and 95 lbs. He takes 1 mg. Melatonin when he needs help to sleep. It works really well for him.
 

crazymama30

Active Member
Any other natural sleep aids out there? difficult child was up to 3 mg of melatonin, and it did no good. I figured I will stop it for a while and go back to it and see if it works again. FWIW, difficult child is 10 and about 65lbs.
 
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