New advice on melatonin use in children

Harvard Health – Claire McCarthy, M.D.

When it’s bedtime, what parents really, really want is for their kids to go to sleep. Not only do parents want their children to get the rest they need, but parents want to get some rest themselves! So it’s understandable that when children have trouble falling asleep, many parents reach for melatonin. Recent warnings about melatonin call this into question.

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