Police: Third preschool worker arrested for not reporting the drugging of children

Pennsylvania police have arrested a third preschool worker after it was discovered the employee knew the owner was putting sleeping pills in children's lunches, a criminal complaint said.

According to authorities, Janie Hersh was arrested and charged Wednesday for failing to report as a mandated reporter and disorderly conduct.

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Rise in melatonin use to help children sleep leads to safety warning

Tens of thousands of children and young people are being given the hormone melatonin to help them sleep, prompting concern that the medicine is being handed out too readily with little evidence of its effectiveness and safety in long-term use.

Melatonin, a hormone the body produces naturally in reaction to darkness and which helps prepare us for sleep, has been authorised for use among the over-55s, and has been hailed as a less addictive alternative to drug treatments for insomnia.

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How melatonin is helping kids sleep

Note: Should be titled, How melatonin is being sold to parents

Many parents will be only too familiar with the problem of children tossing and turning for hours before they finally go to sleep.

Rather than put up with it, a growing number of Australian families are turning to prescribed melatonin to help children fall asleep. For many it's a revelation.

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Police: Third preschool worker arrested for not reporting the drugging of children

Pennsylvania police have arrested a third preschool worker after it was discovered the employee knew the owner was putting sleeping pills in children's lunches, a criminal complaint said.

More >> Police: Third preschool worker arrested for not reporting the drugging of children

Infant's death shines light on practice of medicating kids to sleep

The recent intoxication death of a 5-month-old boy from a common antihistamine has drawn attention to the common yet controversial practice of giving children medications to help them sleep.

Infant's death shines light on practice of medicating kids to sleep

Rowing parents 'harm' children's sleep

Rowing parents 'harm' children's sleep

Parents who argue are more likely to have babies with troubled sleeping patterns, research suggests.


Bickering Couples Disrupt Infants' Sleep Patterns And Affect Child Development - New Study

Insomniac children being prescribed unsafe medications--study

Insomniac children being prescribed unsafe medications--study

A novel research reveals that doctors are increasingly using unapproved sedatives to treat children suffering from insomnia.

Medication common practice for insomnia in kids

Insomnia is a major problem among children in mental health treatment and at least a quarter of these patients are given sleep medication, a new survey of child psychiatrists indicates.

Medication common practice for insomnia in kids

Our children aren't sleeping and we're medicating them

New study from Hasbro Children's Hospital finds wide array of medication common practice for insomnia in children receiving mental health treatment

Our children aren't sleeping and we're medicating them