11 Foods That May Help Your Kid Sleep Through the Night

Bananas are thought to be a sleep-supporting food because of their tryptophan and magnesium content. One medium banana has about 11 mg of tryptophan and 32 mg of mag. And while experts can't say for sure that magnesium, specifically, improves sleep, anecdotally, plenty of people find it calming enough that it's worth testing out bedtime bananas on your kids.

(Other sources of magnesium include almonds, spinach, and edamame, just in case your kiddo isn't a banana-lover.)