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Taken from Wikipedia: "Melatonin should not be taken by children as it can lead to serious developmental effects in children under 13 years of age. A research team in Italy has found that melatonin increased the chances of some cancers including lymphoma in children under the age of 10 years old." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin)

Don't do drugs.

...without the advice of a medical professional.

Right?

If he is going to sleep within 30-45 min anyway, that's alright. A lot of NT kids take that long to settle down and go to sleep. I might work to put him to bed a little earlier each night until it is 45 min earlier than he is going to bed now. For example, I use an alarm on my cell phone to tell us when to start BBR and when to actually be in bed. (This is as much for me as it is for DS3.) So if I wanted him to go to bed 45 min earlier, I might set my alarms for 5 min earlier every couple of days until I reached my goal of 45 min earlier.

The drawback might be that he ends up getting up 45 min earlier. Some people just don't need as much sleep as others.

I know drugs are needed sometimes, but I think people rely on drugs too much nowadays. I think it should be the last resource when everything else fails (but you have to try other things first and CONFIRM there is no other way).

I do not even trust doctors very much. There are a lot of doctors who will only prescribe medication to get rid of you. When my daughter was 7 years-old she was diagnosed with ADHD (she was diagnosed with AS one year later) and prescribed Concerta and Risperdal. I noticed the effect the meds had on her and I did not like it a bit. At the first chance I took her off the meds, and I noticed there was no difference in her concentration levels (Concerta was supposed to help her concentrate better) with or without the meds. The doctor got angry at me and asked me to put her back on meds, that it was "not my call" to take her off the meds. I took her off the meds and off the consultation. And continued searching until I found someone who was able to provide the help she needed. Today she is doing great just with therapy. No meds.

Ummm...I was not aware that wikipedia was a reliable source of medical information? WebMD seems to indicate that you can do so under a doctor's supervision http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tc ... n-overview WebMD also indicates that melatonin may be able to stop or slow the progression of cancer.

We use a dim nightlight

I'm so happy that my dd is starting to understand how she works on her own! During the summer, she goes to bed late and it is not too much of an issue, but I'm trying to help her to see the advantages of going to bed at a reasonable time. The other day I asked her what happened when she tried to go to bed earlier. She explained that she thought of all the things she had to do and couldn't calm down enough to sleep. I suggested writing them down, like I do, but she said she wouldn't be able to stop thinking about them anyway. Yesterday she asked me if the music she listened to at night bothered me. Of course not. She said that once she started concentrating on the music she went to sleep really quickly. It was hard to focus on the music instead of other things, but once she did it worked. I'm so glad she came up with her own solution. I imagine ear muffs work for some kids just as well as TV works for me.
J.

Ok. Quoting your own source: "Melatonin should not be used in most children. It is POSSIBLY UNSAFE. Because of its effects on other hormones, melatonin might interfere with development during adolescence." (http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplemen ... =MELATONIN)

And I do not think ANY website is reliable source of medical information, but I think it is very important to check as much sources as possible. I do not blind trust ANYONE. I do not like people recommending others to give drugs to their children. I think it is very dangerous.