[justme1981]

my girl is 9, and i was wondering if giving her melatonin was the best action? i know it's an herbal, but i guess i just need some insite?

[2plus4equals7]

Did you give her a smaller dosage than what an adult would take? Were there instructions on the bottle for children?

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by justme1981

my girl is 9, and i was wondering if giving her melatonin was the best action? i know it's an herbal, but i guess i just need some insite?

with a child that young you might not want to self medicate her. sit down and talk with her. maybe there is a reason why she wont go to sleep nightmares, stress, too stimulated of a day for her, something traumatic happened that she hasnt been able to tell you about. I would also contact the family physician and make an appointment. sometimes kids will tell their doctors what is going on when they dont their parents. the physician can also prescribe something that will help reduce childhood anxiety or prescribe a sleep aid or herbal aid and will be able to tell you based on her height, weight and age what dosage is appropriate for her.

[justme1981]

Originally Posted by amandalouise

with a child that young you might not want to self medicate her. sit down and talk with her. maybe there is a reason why she wont go to sleep nightmares, stress, too stimulated of a day for her, something traumatic happened that she hasnt been able to tell you about. I would also contact the family physician and make an appointment. sometimes kids will tell their doctors what is going on when they dont their parents. the physician can also prescribe something that will help reduce childhood anxiety or prescribe a sleep aid or herbal aid and will be able to tell you based on her height, weight and age what dosage is appropriate for her.

well, she is very tall for her age, but in the right weight range. the only thing the doctor told me to do was to take her to the psych, because she has been doing this since she was five. but it's only now that this has gotten worse. the night terrors are still there too. i should have gotten her in to see the psych sooner, but i wasn't thinking of that.
thank you!

We had this with my second eldest son, he would not sleep more than three to four hours a night (still only needs the bare min even though he is now 20).

What I did was made him a bed up in our room so that when he woke up in the night he could then come and join us.

It really helped and often he would fall off to sleep again. We also gave him a radio with ear phones to listen to.