I’ve used melatonin.
It’s an excellent low-key supplement for sleep aid, and I recommend it - for adults.
I am uncertain about its use for kids, so this is a good article.
Melatonin is great to help get you sleeping. Valerian root is where it’s at to help you sleep deeper. I still contend that the best medicine is exercise. When I don’t exercise at least 1 hour a day, I feel restless when I go to bed. If I put in at least an hour at the gym or outside, I’m asleep before I know it.
I’m not sure how they could say that children are so exhausted that they can’t sleep. That doesn’t make sense. You’re either physically exhausted or your not.
I asked if it was safe and acceptable to give my 4 yr old melatonin, and she laughed heartily.
In my face!
She remembers when parents used codeine cough syrup.
Aside from melatonin there are lots of other herbs that promote sleep, like Valerian and mint.
You know Sleepy Time Tea? Its the one with the snoozing bear. It comes in several flavors now. Now they make one specifically for children. If you read the ingredients it gives an idea of what can be used on kids - hippy stuff like dandelion root.
Pedatrician recommended it for my 10 year old son. The body produces melatonin. Its no different than taking a vitamin.