Honey might help kids and their parents sleep better when they have a cough, compared to doing nothing. Studies show it makes a small but noticeable difference in how much sleep is affected.

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Honey for acute cough in children.

Systematic Review

2018 Apr 10

The study looked at honey for kids' coughs and found it helps more than doing nothing, which matches the claim that honey improves sleep for kids and parents.

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Honey for acute cough in children.

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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007094.pub5

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