Bring Back Nap Time

From taking a break yourself to creating an ~official~ school nap policy.

Start small. If you're tired, ask a teacher to take a nap in their classroom during lunch.

Normalize. Make it socially acceptable to ask a teacher that, and make sleep part of your brand. 

• Respond to “Uggghhh I got four hours of sleep” with, “Homie, I just slept for DAYS in Mrs. Frizzle’s room.”
• Split a MASSIVE fluffy $20 blanket with your friends, then share it. Invite other tired-looking people to use it. 
• Remember begging your mom for a dog? Channel that, bestie. Beg all your teachers to buy blankets for their classroom.
• Gas people up for sleeping during lunch
• Find spaces in the school that are comfy and usually empty (drama classroom, library). Start a sleep club that meets during lunch in these spaces and get a teacher supervisor. 

Negotiate. Commit to helping other students sleep better at home if the school approves the use of advisory time as nap time. Win-win. Email your principal about it! Or ask for this anonymously here.

Here’s two strategies you can give your friends:

1. If you have insomnia (can’t fall asleep / anxious about sleep) and can’t/won’t seek medical care, download the CBT-i Coach app. CBT-i is a proven strategy for treating insomnia, and it even works online without a doctor.

2. If you’re using your phone a lot before bed, don’t try to cut it out all at once: try to use slightly less addictive apps instead, getting you to bed a little earlier because, well, you get bored, then move down the ladder every week, eliminating one app at a time.