Melatonin Safety for Children's Sleep
A Harvard University study indicates that giving children melatonin to facilitate bedtime yields results similar to those of children who do not take it in terms of sleep duration, breathing patterns, and nighttime awakenings. The most noticeable difference is a slight reduction in the duration of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, which is when most dreaming occurs. However, this difference was small enough that it may not be of clinical significance. Overall, the study did not reveal any notable differences in total sleep time, non-REM sleep stages, breathing, or waking frequency between children who take melatonin and those who do not.
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