Although it may be tempting to give a child who can't sleep a dose of the natural sleep aid melatonin, an Australian research team says this could lead to problems as the child grows older.
Melatonin is produced in the body at bedtime thanks to the internal body clock – called the circadian rhythm – that manages our sleep-wake cycles in 24-hour periods.
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