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THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Is the COVID-19 pandemic keeping you up at night? Here鈥檚 expert advice on how to get some sleep
Published: 2 April 2020
Keeping a routine is important for everyone, including children and adolescents, says pediatric sleep expert Reut Gruber, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at 捆绑SM社区. Your brain needs 鈥渮eitgebers鈥 (time givers), or cues from the environment, to recognize day from night, she says. These zeitgebers include having breakfast and exposing yourself to daylight in the morning, for instance, Dr. Gruber says. At night, the body produces melatonin when it gets dark, which tells your brain it is time to go to sleep.