This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.To be clear, most respondents haven’t even considered having their child use a CBD product. Still, about three-quarters of people “appeared open-minded about the possibility” if it could help where other medications could not.
While three-quarters of polled parents reported feeling that CBD for children should require a doctor’s prescription, less than 63 per cent, “rated the recommendation of their child’s doctor as a strong factor in deciding whether to give their child a CBD product,” the university reports. Survey results indicate most parents cited side effects — which might include sleepiness, fatigue and diarrhea —as the most important factor in deciding whether to give their child a CBD product.Article contentPhoto by University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health
“It’s called Epidiolex, and it’s used to treat a rare form of epilepsy in patients who are at least two years old,”Research on the role, if any, CBD would play in treating hyperactivity, anxiety, sleep problems and depression remain limited, notes the university statement.