There are some scents and essential oils I really like. I will advise again though that if you or a child has a co-occurring disability, medical condition, or mental illness, consult with theirs or your physician. My other note of caution is that some scents and essential oils are dispersed with fire and or heat. I NEVER recommend fire with sleep, and heat under only the safest conditions.
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Two scents and essential oils I really like for sleep are lavender and ylang ylang. Ylang ylang can be overpowering, so be very careful. The videos may help. Lavender can be used with an evening bath as part of the night-time routine. I use it as an essential oil and linen spray. There are many others.
If you try essential oils or scents for sleep, try only one at a time and do it for at least two weeks. That should give you some idea if there is a benefit or not, especially if you are not making other changes at the same time. You may want to keep a sleep chart with the routine throughout the day (to show nutrition, exercise, and significant stressors, and especially the 90 minute bedtime routine right before bed. You may want to chart how fast you, or the child/youth goes to sleep and if/how often you or they wake up during the night and when you or they get up in the morning and see if you can find a way to record energy level. This may be a bit subjective.
Remember, consult yours or your child's physician. And NO fire!
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