Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We all need a little help getting to sleep from time to time, and increasing numbers of people are turning to melatonin to help them wind down in the evening. But does the popular supplement work for kids in the same way?
As melatonin has gained popularity, U.S. poison control centers have seen a huge uptick in calls about children who had ingested large amounts of the sleep-aid supplement. Read more on Live Science: livescience.com/melatonin-poisoning-american-kids
And for more about melatonin: livescience.com/does-melatonin-work
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We all need a little help getting to sleep from time to time, and increasing numbers of people are turning to melatonin to help them wind down in the evening. But does the popular supplement work for kids in the same way?
As melatonin has gained popularity, U.S. poison control centers have seen a huge uptick in calls about children who had ingested large amounts of the sleep-aid supplement. Read more on Live Science: livescience.com/melatonin-poisoning-american-kids
And for more about melatonin: livescience.com/does-melatonin-work
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For the science geek in everyone, LiveScience.com breaks down the stories behind the most interesting news and photos on the Internet, while also digging up fascinating discoveries that hit on a broad range of fields, from dinosaurs and archaeology to wacky physics and astronomy to health and human history. If you want to learn something interesting every day, #LiveScience is the place for you. #Melatonin #ChildrenSleep
