Daisies in the Middle
The importance of sleep and balance
Welcome to Daisies in the Middle, a space created especially for parents and guardians of middle school girls here at Hockaday. During Advisory in September, your daughters explored the importance of sleep and balance! Our daisies reported that lack of sleep causes them to get annoyed more easily (37%), to not feel motivated to get things done (27%), and to feel stressed or overwhelmed by small things (25%).
Here is a short video from Lisa Damour, PhD, on the importance of sleep. I encourage you to watch it together with your daughter and talk about simple ways she can build more rest into her daily routine. Remind her to take advantage of study hall to complete assignments, meet with teachers, or visit the writing center. The goal is to reduce the amount of schoolwork she has when she comes home - helping her manage stress and increase sleep. When our Hockadaisies commit to healthy habits like this, they give themselves the foundation for a strong and successful start to the year.
Resources:
Parent Information Series – Register for ISACS Parent Education Series to view live or recorded webinars on topics in child development and parenting such as school skills, discipline, motivation, and happier parenting.
Win-at-Social’s Family Toolkit – Access Code:1567DE34F80720
With gratitude,
Ms. Hall
Middle School Counselor & Counseling Department Chair
The Hockaday School
Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.
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The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.