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ON THE INSIDE

Parent Meeting�at School

Research-Based Learning Tool�About Young People's Thoughts & Feelings Focus & Digital Balance

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Purpose of the Initiative

The initiative aims to develop a method for working preventively and promoting mental well-being in response to mild mental health issues linked to young people's changing lifestyles in an increasingly digital society.

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5 modules

MÅLGRUPP

On the Inside - understanding Your Brain, Emotions, and True Self

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METHOD

MÅLGRUPP

On the Inside - understanding Your Brain, Emotions, and True Self

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METHOD

MÅLGRUPP

On the Inside - understanding Your Brain, Emotions, and True Self

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METHOD

MÅLGRUPP

On the Inside - understanding Your Brain, Emotions, and True Self

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METHOD

MÅLGRUPP

On the Inside - understanding Your Brain, Emotions, and True Self

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On the inside • Learning tool

Building Knowledge of Strategies for Well-Being

Drama Scenes You Can Relate To

Regularly and repeatedly throughout the school year

Support and collaboration with guardians is essential

There is scientific evidence that mental health and school performance can be improved through knowledge and behavior changes.

As a parent or guardian, you play an important role in supporting your child’s efforts to strengthen their own foundation for mental well-being.

The educational program aims to increase knowledge of well-being strategies and uses drama films to depict situations from students’ lives that they can relate to. This makes it easier to understand and absorb the messages from research and apply them in everyday life.

Students work regularly with these topics to allow the messages to sink in. Guardians are vital in this process by providing support at home.

We will mainly work on this during mentor lessons, using drama films and interactive elements such as exercises and experiments.

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SLEEP

Scientific Summary of the Importance of Sleep for �Mental Health Learning, and Behavior

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Mental Health and Sleep Habits Over Time

Swedish Public Health Agency, 2024

Figures 1-2. Percentage of girls and boys in each age group who have experienced at least two self-reported health complaints more than once a week during the past six months, 1985/86–2021/22.

Norell-Clarke et al 2017

Figure 3. Percentage of boys and girls who go to bed after 11:00 PM on weekdays.

Percentage of boys and girls who go to bed�after 11:00 PM on weekdays.

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Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Regularly sleeping 6 hours per night during adolescence doubles the risk of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety one year later.

Regularly getting too little sleep makes learning more difficult and impairs logical thinking and concentration.

Roberts & Duong, 2014; Roberts & Duong, 2017

Ribeiro & Stickgold, 2014, Yoo et al., 2007

Sleep deprivation increases bullying on social media due to impaired impulse control and increased irritability.

Erreygers et al., 2019

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Sleep deprivation is common

Almost one third of girls (29%) sleep less than 6 hours per night, which is nearly twice as common as among boys (16%).

Almost two out of three (60%) ninth graders reported sleeping less than 8 hours per night on average.

Data from a representative survey of 610 ninth-grade students, collected between December 2021 and January 2022.

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What do your sleep and evening routines look like?

Discussion question for you as guardians:

How many hours does your child sleep on a typical weekday?
Do you think their phone or gaming affects their sleep?
What does the evening routine with digital media look like? Where is the phone charged?

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Why is sleep important for the brain?

When we sleep 8–10 hours per night (the recommendation for ages 13–17):�

Sleep helps us process the day's experiences and consolidate what we’ve practiced.
It restores our capacity to learn new things!
Our immune system is strengthened, keeping us healthier.
Hormones that support growth are produced.
Our ability to think clearly and find new perspectives improves.
We gain the energy to do things we enjoy and that make us feel good.

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Why is sleep important for the brain?

Otherwise…�

The brain becomes more driven by emotions, making us easily irritated, sensitive, and sad.
We tend to withdraw and also find it harder to concentrate and learn.

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Many students wish for more involved parents/guardians.

"I'm on my phone all the time at home, probably about 7 hours a day. I wish my parents would tell me to put it down so I can get started with studying."

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Support Materials for Parents/Guardians

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Support Materials

for Important Adults

Ask your young family member which module they are currently working on.

Under each module, there are specific clips for parents/guardians.

[Available under Guardians on the website]

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Support Material for Guardians & Important Adults

Use the framework “Digital Balance” with practical tips to support your dialogue with your youth:

Assess the current situation

What do you want to do together?

Choose tips and try them out

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Thanks!

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