How to Adjust Your Kids Sleep Schedule for Daylight Savings in 15 Minute Increments

Daylight savings just ended so this post is coming exactly too late. But I was talking to a friend about how we just adjust 15 minutes per day, which is quite easy. She was saying “oh I wish I had that kind of foresight.” But we were talking Friday evening, and daylight savings didn’t end until Sunday, so there was plenty of time for adjustment. So since people don’t seem to realize that, here is the very simple plan for ending daylight savings:

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Lets say your kids bedtime is at 8pm (I wish) then

  • On Friday go to bed 15 minutes late, 8:15pm
  • On Saturday go to bed 30 minutes late, 8:30pm
  • On Sunday go to bed 15 minutes early, 7:45pm
  • On Monday go to bed at your usual time, 8pm

And with that you’re done. If you realize too late and it’s Saturday already, you can just do 20 minute increments:

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