Episode 5: Sleep Routine

Navigating Teen Life

20-02-2023 • 13 minutos

Why is sleep important? How do you improve your sleep? Do you have a bedtime routine? Do you prepare for the next day at night?

Tune in to hear some answers to the questions above. Sleep, especially for teens, is so important to live a healthy and productive life. These days, teens are so busy with school, extracurricular activities, working, and so on that having a proper sleep schedule and routine is vital to being able to be successful in all areas.

  • 86% of teens are not getting the recommended 8-10 hours of sleep
  • Setting your goal of when you need to go to sleep and understanding the importance. You have to want to make a change, not just do it because you think you should.
  • Identify your sleep time by counting backwards from your wake time
  • Putting away electronics an hour before bedtime
  • Prepare for the next day
  • Incorporate a sound machine or listening to music
  • Calm App
  • Invest in a weighted blanket
  • Keeping your sheets clean and changing them often
  • Making a to do list

Listen to episode for our three takeaways!