Is there any natural remedies I can use to help my daughter get to sleep easier? She is almost 6 and on the rare night she will be asleep within 15minutes. Most nights however it takes up to 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get her to sleep. I have tried Night Calm from the Chemist Warehouse but I'm not sure that it's working. I believe she has some anxiety issues as her father and I are separated and father's fiance frequently bad mouths me to my daughter. I've tried a dream catcher, she has music to listen to, her special pillow nothing seems to work. My nephews are asleep within 10 minutes of going to bed so I'm really struggling to understand why my daughter is so difficult.
Natural remedies to help child sleep?
Natural remedies to help child sleep?
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The evidence on natural remedies and sleep isn't great and any effect according to studies is a placebo. You could ask your GP about melatonin. It's naturally occurring in the body. Has good evidence to back it's efficacy and it's the chemical in the body that tells you to go to sleep.
Get her an appt to see a pediatrician? There may be underlying causes for her inability to get to sleep