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[quote=Anonymous]I'm looking for advice for an upcoming trip including a 12 year old, 14 year old, and 19 year old to Asia.

We leave at 12:30 on a Thursday and arrive at 3:40 in Tokyo (direct flight).

I've downloaded the much-recommended Timeshifter App which essentially says to keep things dark and uncaffeinated upon waking up on Thursday until we depart, and then staying in the dark and trying to sleep for a few hours right when we take off, then waking a few hours later and being in the light the rest of the flight.

Has anyone tried to do anything like this and do you have tips? It's going to be real challenge to keep things dark as we get ready to leave our house and go through the airport. I'm telling everyone to avoid watching movies or looking at screens the first few hours of the flight, to put on sleep masks, take dramamine (Xanax for me), and listen to music or an audiobook.  This will be hard - everyone will want to watch movies and play video games, but I'll have to try to insist on it! I guess we can also wear sunglasses all morning and in the airport to keep things a little darker?

Then when we land we'll try to be in the afternoon/early morning light as much as possible and stay awake until 8 pm at least.

Any other tips/advice? Does this sound like a good plan?[/quote]

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