A pre-sleep sweat session

If Sunday is the problem

“One of my children has an especially tough time transitioning from weekend to weekday mode, including settling down for bed on Sunday,” says mother-of-three Jennifer Trachtenberg, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. To remedy the situation, Dr. Trachtenberg takes the family on 30-minute neighborhood walks after dinner on Sunday nights. “The added exercise helps tire out my son and use his excess energy,” she explains. Plus, light exercise boosts the effect of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. Once they get home, he takes a warm bath, which

Dr. Trachtenberg says helps him relax. “This routine works wonders to bring much-needed calm before bedtime.”