Melatonin?

[MommatoAandA]

I am not sure where to put this, but does anyone use Melatonin to help their lo's sleep? I heard of people doing this and wanted to know more about it.

[Asiago]

Unless it is to fulfill a diagnosed hormonal deficiency, my concern would be changing a growing child's hormonal levels. I just glanced over few studies on it's use in children but am not sure if supplementation effects the development of the pineal gland in the long term.

Perhaps a blood test to check for the replacement level would be helpful. Then if an individual is deficient, one would know the precise dosage needed to bring it up to normal level (or to begin to titrate dosage).