Bedtime Routine

Resources you will need:

Flip chart paper

Aim

To help young people manage their sleeping patterns.

Overview

A group activity to support and share ideas on how to manage or change their bedtime routine to allow for a better night’s sleep

Instructions

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  1. Ask the group if any young people have or have had problems sleeping.

  2. Split the group into 2. Ask each person from one group to find a space in the room and act out their bedtime routine, being as detailed as they can about what they do.

  3. The other group are to observe people’s bedtime routines.

  4. Once finished swap over the groups and repeat.

  5. Back as a large group ask the young people to critique the routines they saw without specifically mentioning whose routine it was. Were there any activities that might not help sleep? Ask the group to think of alternatives.

  6. Then back in 2 groups, ask the young people to write down things that are good for your sleep and things that aren’t.

  7. Share the two different lists and create a ‘top tips for a good night’s sleep’ list.

  8. Ask each young person should choose something from the list to try before the next session, and ask them to feedback on it the following week.

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