Originally Posted by JoseyJo:
My thought also 
So sad that some people (families and providers) would rather drug their children instead of using a good sleep routine!
We have a dcb5 here whose mom gives him melatonin (without dr's permission, since she doesn't want to look like a "bad mom" for asking!) to try to get him to go to sleep. She stays in his room and continuously tells him "go to sleep, go to sleep" and wonders why he wont. All the while he is surrounded with a million toys, primary colors everywhere, computer, tv, ipad, video games etc in his bed room.
We have another who often gives dcb4 benydrl because he is cranky and she knows he needs to go to bed early but wont.
Both boys sleep just fine for us.
Melatonin is dangerous, especially at a young age. People under 25 taking melatonin on a regular basis will actually stop producing melatonin by their self. So they then have to take it to go to sleep. I would bring it up to the mom and have her talk to her doctor.