NightOwling Central

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Your Guide to Relationships and Family Life as a Night Shift Worker

Part 1 - Understanding Your New Normal

Part 2 - Building Strong Family Connections

Part 3 - Communication and Boundaries

Mid-Course Quiz

Part 4 - Social Life Navigation

Part 5 - Life Management Strategies

Part 6 - Creating Sustainable Balance

Final Quiz

1. When considering social event management, which strategies is it important to implement? *

a. Compromise on planning

b. Communicate availability

c. Prioritize

d. All of the above

2. True or False: When prioritizing social events and community involvement, it’s important to prioritize 1-2 events that are most important to you to attend. *

True

False

3. Which of the following was mentioned as a way to coordinate schedules? *

a. Communication about free time

b. Sending dates that you’re available

c. Creating an excel sheet

d. All of the above

4. Which of the following is a strong boundary? *

a. I might be able to make it if I wake up early

b. I will not be able to attend until 3pm

c. I’ll see if I can get there by noon

d. I don’t want to come at 1pm but I will

5. What is one way to be a part of a celebration, even if unable to attend in person? *

a. Facetime during gift opening

b. Ignore the family’s calls during dinner

c. Only participate if the host will accommodate my schedule

d. Don’t take part in the celebration at all

6. True or False: It’s recommended to build a routine slowly, so it doesn’t feel overwhelming. *

True

False

7. Which of the following was NOT discussed in this course as a way to ensure long-term relationship success? *

a. Staying connected

b. Making plans

c. Cutting off friends who can’t accommodate

d. Coming to agreements

8. Which of the following is an example of a routine you might build with your partner? *

a. Making dinner together every night

b. Not talking until getting home from work

c. Doing all activities independently

d. Individually taking a karate class

9. Do you feel like you already have a good routine in place? If so, write about how you built it – what barriers did you come up against and who or what helped in navigating them? If you don’t, what is one thing you plan to try or implement from this course? (100 to 1,200 characters) *

Write about what you might try from this course to have better success. (100 to 1,200 characters) *