Praising younger children for wearing masks can encourage them to keep their masks on during the day. Shessler said he likes to tell his younger patients that they’re acting like superheroes when they’re wearing their masks because they’re protecting others from germs. For older children, Shessler suggests appealing to their sense of altruism by noting how mask wearing can protect their friends and teachers.
“I recommend shutting off everything electronic at least a half-hour to an hour before going to bed,” Shessler said. “It's hard to ask a brain that's constantly being stimulated to immediately fall asleep right afterwards.”, downtime routines that help calm the body — including reading books, taking a bath and drinking a hot liquid — can be instituted to help promote good sleep.