Daylight savings tends to lose its appeal when you are a parent to young children. It no longer means one glorious extra hour of sleep under the warmth of the covers. No, as a parent of young children it can now mean having to drag yourself out of bed even earlier than you normally would. In the fall, daylight savings means that if a child was going to bed at 7:00pm, once you turn the clocks back they are going to bed at 6:00pm which isn’t so bad for most parents. But, a child will then generally get up an hour earlier and, for those of us who already have early risers, this is where the problem can appear. For example, 6:00am now becomes 5:00am which can be unbearable for some and make for a very long day.
Here are a few tips to cope with the recent daylight savings on November 1st (and preventative strategies for future time changes). There are generally two approaches I would suggest to handle this type of transition with children.
With both methods, patience is the key and it will help to keep in mind that change to a child’s sleep pattern and general routine usually takes 3 to 4 days to implement and before steady improvement is seen.
Editorial provided by Robin Scambler. Robin is an elementary school teacher and emerging sleep consultant – stay tuned! She is also the very proud mum of two beautiful girls, ages 2 ½ and 9 months. Contact Robin directly to find out more about the sleep consultation and support services she can provide for you.
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