She gives them how much melatonin?

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So my sister has three kids. 3 year old 2 year old and a 1 1/2 year old. She's not very good with them. Her house is always covered in old food, forks on the floor, broken plates things like that. So at about 6:20 every night she gives each child 20 mg of melatonin. Now I'm no doctor but I know FOR SURE that giving young children that much melatonin for NO REASON is dangerous. She gives it to them every night and says the doctor told her she is fine doing it. On the bottle it says not to give the 10mg tablets to anyone under 18 years of age. None of them have any sleep problems (I would know because I took care of them as their nanny for five months) and they are already super tired by the time she gives them the medicine. I'm not trying to be their parent or whatever but I am very concerned and was wondering if I'm over reacting...?

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20 is WAY too much. I'm a full grown adult with well documented insomnia, and the doctor told me to stick to 6. There's no reason for a kid to have that much.

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Giving small children melatonin can cause developmental delays is what I was told.

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I think you should report her ass. As a nurse that's WAY too much. No child should be giving that much melatonin for no reason. Just so they get tired....SMDH....do something before something happens to those children!

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If they don't need it then why is she giving it to them?? I highly doubt a doctor would be okay with giving such young children such high dosages of melatonin. Im 19 and i only need about 3-4 mg to make me tired. She needs to stop doing that or it could seriously damage those children, they dont put those warning labels and dosage info on bottles for no reason.

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My aunt does the same except she gives her 13 year old 10mg, 10 year old 5mg, 7 year old 3 mg and 4 year old 1mg. I still think it is dangerous but only does it when they are having huge parties at their house and wants her kids out of the way so she doesn't have to worry about them. So like once every week, but her house is also a terrible mess, dog poop in her kids room, trash everywhere, open dog food bag in the kitchen, moldy food on counters. She believes that stains on the counters are memories (the stains are from rotten food and spilled soda left there for a few weeks) She has been reported several times and CPS always calls and gives her a week notice, so she hires someone to clean her whole house. Never had her kids taken away SMH (She doesn't want her kids, but also doesn't believe in abortion or adoption, I think she is crazy)

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My son has night terrors and trouble sleeping so his Dr told me to give me melatonin but only 5mg and it's a prescription not otc.  Id definitely talk to her about it and if that don't work report. Tga to me seems like neglect

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No issue with melatonin but 620 is early and her house is sad apparently... I would never even post a pic with a dirty mirror... U should talk to her and maybe help her clean

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Maybe offer natural sleep aids instead and tell her they have the same effects as melatonin?

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I actually believe you shouldn't be giving such young children more than 1 mg so 20 is waaaayyyy too much

She gives them how much melatonin?

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