Hi there, this is Megan Kane, LifeKids Managing Producer.

Before we start this episode, I wanted to bring you a quick tip about coping in these

coronavirus times. It's from LifeKidListener, Sharon Comer-Blau from Duplains, Illinois.

My older kids, they're doing me on a run in the morning. They have a lot of energy to burn between

10 and 13 years old. So we just run stop sign to stop sign, where it's not at a complete mile yet,

but give them something to look forward to. It gives them a way to burn off some energy.

More importantly, it gives them small goals. My goal is for them to run an entire mile without

stopping. Maybe ambitious, but hey, I have a t-shirt for them if they complete it before they go

back to school. We are still taking more of these, so please, if you have a good tip about how

you're managing right now during coronavirus, we want to hear it. Leave us a voicemail at 202-216

982-3. Just say your full name, where you're from, and your tip, and also a number where we can

reach you. Or just send us an email at lifekit-n-p-r.org. We are looking forward to hearing more of your tips.

And thanks.

Lots of us have been there. It's 3am. You're tossing and you're turning. You can't fall asleep.

And you're starting to freak out. You're thinking of all the bad things that could happen if you

don't fall asleep. This happened to me a few years ago on a work trip, and I had a full-fledged panic

attack after five days of not sleeping very much at all. I actually thought I was dying.

I went to a colleague and I was like, oh my god, how long does it take to die from not sleeping?

And I was completely serious. And it turns out, I'm not alone.

Those are comments that I've heard probably a thousand times or more.

That's Stephen Amira. He's a psychologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston,

and he sees a lot of patients who struggle with insomnia.

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