giving 5 year old sleeping pills
@angelbear16434 (267)
United States
May 1, 2008 12:20pm CST
i have an ex friend that is the mother of my 2 cousins, i was wondering if it is safe to give a 5 year old sleeping pills, yes she does, and she said she got a drs excuse but when we look at the medicine bottle there is nothing on bottle she took the label off, so please answer this, do drs give 5 year old sleeping pills, i think she does it just so she dont have to deal with them, she dont spend time withthem at all. come home from school do home work and eat then bath then to bed, they got home at 330 and was in bed by 6 pm, thats just wrong, and the courts wont see it, yes the father has tryed to get custody but didnt win. he is going to try again
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@graceandowen (1637)
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1 May 08
I live in the UK and my experience here is that doctors are totally against giving sleeping pills to adults, i have asked for some on occasions and was told under no uncertain terms that they can become addictive and they did not want to give them to me. So i very much doubt that any medically qualified person would prescribe or even recomend sleeping pills for a child of that age. I think you need to bring light to the situation by seeking some profesional advice before this poor child becomes ill or worse.
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@angelbear16434 (267)
• United States
1 May 08
we brought it up last time in court but he didnt care. i am thinking about calling child n youth but i just wanted to make sure i am right before i do that
@graceandowen (1637)
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1 May 08
yes hun i would get intouch with them asap. Like i said no doctors worth his sorts would prescribe that sort of meds for a 5 year old
good luck and i hope you get it sorted.
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@mrsmichelle6969 (1)
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28 Jul 12
I do know that in the usa a child as young as 5 can get sleeping pills from a shrink or sych doctor however, they spend much time alone with the child to figure out why they are not sleeping at night night and alot of times they find that the child also has axiety problem that keep them from falling asleep. My next door lady has her child on them and she is 6, they found that her brain just dont shut down at night due to her mothers unhealthy life style. Kids worry just as much as their parents do about personal life strougles.
I do think that because she is giving her 5 yr old meds that early at night with out any info on the bottle, there is something not right and it needs to be looked into, just as much as a parent giving a child benadryl (over the counter med) cause is helps a child get sleepy and some times nocks them out 20 minutes after they take it and they have to be woke up the next morning.
A daycare provider in brooklyn center, mn actualy used benadryl on her daycare children so they would take long naps after breakfast get up in time for a late lunch then the mothers would be showing up to pick them up. sShe endeed up killing a baby from over dosing her and thats how the state found out she had been doing it for years. Proud to say she is now caring only for her self and probably a few other inmate friends in prison!
@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
2 May 08
For me, it is not good to give a child a sleeping pills. I mean, I struggle from my sleep and my doctor won't give me one since she told me that i would soon adopt the new sleeping schedule since my body clock changed.
So, for a kid, I don't see any reason to take that sleeping pills unless it is really recommended by a specialist. Maybe you need to talk to your ex-friend or ask who is the doctor so that you can be sure of that...
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@angelbear16434 (267)
• United States
2 May 08
i tryed to ask her but she just pushes it off and wont answer the dad ask and theyget in a fighting match and says its none of his busness.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
2 May 08
she said she got a drs excuse but when we look at the medicine bottle there is nothing on bottle she took the label off
As far as I'm concerned...she's FULL OF CRAP!! and I think that in order to protect those kids Childrens Services should be informed of whats possibly goin on...If she is giving these kids UNPRESCRIBED ADULT medicine she could end up killing them or cause severe damage...I personally wouldnt take it lightly..but first I'd want to know WHAT she is giving them..
She says she has a Drs permission so find otu 'WHAT' the doc supposedly prescribed for her children and "WHY"..if she wont tell you that I'd secretly take one of the pills, take it to a pharmacy and ask them #1 what is it and #2 is it commonly prescribed to children and #3 if NOT if an adult were regularly giving this to kids what culd be the outcome..Once you have that info I would do something about this..thats a nasty, dangerous game for her to be playing if that is in fact what she's doing..
@angelbear16434 (267)
• United States
2 May 08
i know its sleeping pills only cause i have the same meds but i dont take them every day thats what i didnt understand too was she is 5 and takes the exact same pill as i do, i have informed child n youth but dont no nothing yet.
@angelbear16434 (267)
• United States
2 May 08
no she is not,but i think she goes to councling to find out if she does have that.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
3 May 08
its so sad that this person is trying to destroy these kids,naturally taking sleeping pills kills the memory of young kids so i wonder if she was planning to make or create a set of morons out of her own kids,i think there is a need to visit that Doctor to find out if this is true,in my country giving kids sleeping pills is discouraged unless it is importance or unavoidable,but in this case the father must intensify efforts to get his kids with every proof that he is capable to take care of them and also prove that the woman is doing that to the kids
@ruby222 (4847)
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2 May 08
I am in the UK so things may be different here,but when my son was small,that was many years ago,he was such a bad sleeper,he used to never want to sleep,of course that had an effect on me because i couldnt sleep very much either.Then my daughters came along and the problem was still going on,and the doctor suggested giving him a sedative at night just to send him off to sleep so that i could get some rest.Well we gave it to him for one night and the next morning blesss him,he was like a little zombie,he just couldnt wake up..so that was the end of it,and he never was given it again.
@angelbear16434 (267)
• United States
2 May 08
yes she is the same way she is like that in the morning then after school she is so sweet like a child then 6 comes and by 630 she is out and it starts all over again, i do have to say when the child goes to her dads he doesnt give her the pills.
@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
10 Jun 08
Your job is to report this to DHS... so I would make that phone call ASAP...
I never knew a doctor to give a child sleeping pills... I have a child that has a sleeping disorder and wont sleep at all hardly and they wont even think twice of putting my child on sleeping medication... and I wouldn't want that either... there are other ways to deal with situations like this...
But I do feel for the children you are speaking about... I would report it, because it's our job to keep children safe...
A phone call wouldn't hurt... you could explain just how you explained here...
@monishavakil (1019)
• India
2 May 08
God, that is horrible, how could you even think of that. i think that women is not a very nice persoe if she is doing this. i really do not understand why the court would do that. hey is there no way the father could appeal to the court to get a blood test done on the child to see if sleeping pills are been given. no way should anyone give a child a sleeping pill. it would def have a effect on the child later on.i am sorry to hear this and i wish the father gets custody soon.
@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
1 May 08
Giving a five year old sleeping pills? The thought alone is enough to make me cringe. But, to do it because you don't want to deal with a child? That's abuse. I hope the child gains the rights with her father. I really wish him and the child well.
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@Elixiress (3878)
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2 May 08
I doubt a doctor would prescribe them to a child unless they had really really sever sleeping problems as in they never sleep etc. I am assuming that is not the case, so she shouldn't be doing it, it will probably cause them a lot of harm in the long run.
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@jashley1 (746)
• United States
9 Jun 08
I think any medication for a child that young is horrible - sleeping pills are definately horrible. That is something the father should bring up with the court and have the kids testify. That along with anti depressants are just horrible and unjust. She is creating an addiction and it's not fair to the child or healthy for the child.
@chirantani (1379)
• India
2 May 08
Even doctors prescribe us,adults, to avoid sedatives or sleeping pills, if they prescribe, then too in a very small quantity. It will be dangerous for that little kid, who is given such pills.Her guardian should try to avoid giving her sleeping pills,as early as possile. Its terrible!!
@celticeagle (168292)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jun 08
I really believe that some people should not have children. For some reason some women just are not born with any motherly instinct whatsoever. I bet if he told her she could have alemony for a year she would jump at that! I know of a five year old who is on medication for anger control and it puts him to sleep. So--?! But, 6P is rediculous. Sad. I hope he is able to get the poor kids out of her influence SOON!
@princesslaura (8)
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10 Jun 08
I would definitely call someone to help with this situation. i would never dream of giving a sleeping pill to a five year old. she sounds like a very strange person.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
That is just a bad mother, she does not at all helping the child grow normal. I think the father should pursue for the child custody and used this issue against her. I do not think that she is a responsible mother by doing this. Unless her children has this certain health problems or is really having a hard time going to sleep.
