Something Weird Is Going On With Melatonin

[haele]

8. Too many kids supplemental are gummies.

Vitamins and other supplements - Growing Pains, Anti-anxiety, Tummy Soothers and other kid specific supplements are on the increase; especially Hormone supplements are on the rise for adults, those can also be a bottom line dollar consideration with these supplement companies who aren't known for rigorous research and quality control.
I have to be extremely careful with kid's supplements. Too many of them are just a low dosage of adult supplements labeled for kids without actual tests for safety when it comes to toddlers or pre-teens.
And parents without a biochemistry background don't typically think to even Google what might be a safe dosage of a regulated supplement component, let alone the unregulated supplements typically found OTC; it's easy to OD a child.
And a toddler, of course, just thinks of it as candy. I still have to keep Ricola cough drops hidden from the 7 year old; she's greedy for sweets, and has been caught red-handed sneaking them when she gets a jones for sweets or snacking.

Haele