My nine year old has sleep issues would melatonin be able to help?

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My nine year old has had difficulties staying asleep at night. We have tried many different things to help her with this problem. It's off and on she can go for a month or 2 sleeping fine then she'll be up due to "bad dreams" or just unable to go back to sleep. We have a white noise machine her room which helps her get to sleep at night and a firm bedtime routine in place. bath,reading,song, and sleep. we've tried a later bedtime and more physical activity during the day. None of which work consistently. So I was wondering if trying her on melatonin might be a good option as it is a natural substance your body releases anyway. Several friends have suggested it I was wondering on how you felt about it.I would appreciate any feed back you might have.