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Sleep

Sleep is important to maintain physical and mental health and well-being. Sleep patterns often change during adolescence. Poor quality or inadequate sleep can contribute to multiple concerns, including difficulty concentrating, changes in mood, and diminished physical and mental performance. It is therefore important to understand the importance of sleep, potential sleep problems and complaints among youth, and the impact of poor sleep or poor sleep hygiene on health and well-being.

For Teachers

Pre-questionnaire survey

TannerStaffSleep from Washington State University CON on Vimeo.

Post-questionnaire survey

For Parents

Pre-questionnaire survey

TannerParentSleep from Washington State University CON on Vimeo.

Post-questionnaire survey

For Youth

TannerSleepAdolescent.mp4 from Washington State University CON on Vimeo.

Sleep Resources

How to Help Kids Who Have Trouble Sleeping

Facts about Sleep for Parents and School Staff

Books:

“Take Charge of Your Child’s Sleep: The All in One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens” by Jodi Mindell
“Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child” – by Marc Weisbluth
“Teenage Sleep: Understanding and helping the sleep of 12-20 year olds” by Dorothy Bruck (PDF e-book)

Sleep Problems: Helping Handout for Home

Sleep Activities for Teachers:

Activity: Morning-Evening questionnaire (PDF)
Activity: My sleep friendly bedroom (PDF)
Sleep diary activity instructions (PDF)
- Sleep diary for teenagers – week one (PDF)
- Sleep diary for teenagers – week two (PDF)

General

Healthy Sleep

Sleep Brochure (PDF)

For children/adolescents

How much sleep?

For parents

Heping your teen get enough sleep

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About the author

Hi there, my name is Sienna. I am a third-and-final-year Family Nurse Practitioner student at Washington State University. My nursing background is primarily critical care and I truly found my love for healthcare in that setting.

When my head is not in the books or between the prongs of a stethoscope, I enjoy spending time with my friends, gardening, running with my dogs, and exploring various yoga studios in Spokane.

As a night-shift nurse fueled by espresso, my DNP project’s focus of sleep has truly humbled my own sleep hygiene habits and has continued to reinforce the importance of health education. I am counting down the days until graduation when I can finally use my education as a Nurse Practitioner to teach and help my patients optimize their health.

~ Sienna
February 2023

About Project Tamarack

This was produced by WSU College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
Project TAMARACK was supported by funding from the Innovia Foundation and the National Library of Medicine.

Developed resources reported in this website are supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012343 with University of Washington. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.