I saw this article this morning about how children are being given prescription sleep medications when they are taken to the pediatrician for sleeping problems. Doctors are giving kids these meds even though they ar not approved for kids, saying something to the effect that they don't know why there is such an increase in sleeping trouble for children.
I have a few ideas! How about overdosing on video games, watching TV too late, a lack of structure at bedtime, or possibly overscheduled stressed out children? Our family is not without flaws related to these topics, but I would never consider adding medications to the mix. We are preparing for the start of school by instituting an earlier bedtime and cutting back the summer TV viewathon that has been happening.
People need to wake up and help to create a more secure, calming influence for children and then perhaps, a lot these sleep problems will go away. What are your thoughts?
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