Is giving your children melatonin dragging them is giving your children melatonin drugging them?

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Melatonin is a natural sleep aid that helps children and adults all asleep do you feel like parents they give their children melatonin to help them fall asleep faster is right?
A lot of parents a day give their children melatonin just because they’re tired of dealing with them and they want them to be sleep at a certain time to meet that’s no excuse to give your child melatonin I would never give much out a drug to make them drowsy so they could fall asleep

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When I was a daycare teacher I had a kiddo whose mom would always give him melatonin, because he wouldn't fall asleep for her. Yet the dad, would have no problem getting him to sleep. (Seperated parents) and you could always tell the difference from when he's with mom or dad. If he was with mom, nap time was hell because he couldn't fall asleep naturally on his own. But once he got adjusted to dads house again nap time was great. She finally took him off it because she started noticing, and we started reporting his behavior more and I guess the pediatrician told her it's coming from the sleep aid. And let me tell ya, it was definitely a different kid once he completely was off. So I wouldn't go as far as saying its technically child abuse persay but parents definitely abuse it more so for their own advantage.

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So much ignorance. It’s not child abuse. It’s not laziness. I’m a pediatric nurse and there are a LOT of babies and kids who have to take this, especially if they have chronic health problems. They end up weaning off over time. This is why parents shouldn’t judge other parents. You have no idea what their doctor recommended. I’ve seen this a lot.

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No it’s not child abuse but it does hinder the brain from producing its own melatonin and then people become reliant on it for sleep.. I would only use it if I felt like my child didn’t make enough but even then probably not because like I said it causes dependence

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It's definitely inappropriate imo unless there is some actual issue that leads it to be recommended by their pediatrician.

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I think it’s completely subjective on how old the kid is, how frequently it is, and if it’s because the child literally won’t sleep, or the parent just wants extra sleep/extra alone time, or whatever. Melatonin can help regulate after jet-lag, so obviously that’d be different. Depends! 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I’d say it’s fine for every now and then but not something to rely on for everyday use. Once when we were kids my brother was having a hard time falling asleep on Christmas Eve. My parents were trying to get everything set out and ready for the next morning and he kept getting out of bed cause he couldn’t sleep cause he was so excited. Finally at like 2 am my mom gave him melatonin so he’d go to sleep. But that’s like the only time she ever did that. I’d totally give it to my kid on the rare occasion but not something I’d do every night

Is giving your children melatonin dragging them is giving your children melatonin drugging them?

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