228. Spring Forward Sleep Tips: How to Handle Daylight Saving Time With Kids

About this episode

Allison Egidi provides practical tips for adjusting children's sleep schedules during the spring daylight saving time change.

Spring Time Change Cheat Sheet - Download Allison's free printable guide to plug in your child's schedule and follow a clear plan for the time change. If time changes make you anxious every year, you are not alone—but the good news is that the spring time change is typically the easier one to manage. In this episode of How Long 'Til Bedtime? , Allison walks you through exactly how to adjust your child's sleep when the clocks spring forward, without triggering early mornings, short naps, or a full-blown sleep regression. You'll learn why you don't need to prepare days in advance, what to do on the actual day of the time change, and how to get your child fully back on track by Monday morning. Allison also answers the question many parents secretly hope the answer to: Can daylight saving time be used to permanently shift an early riser to a later wake time? This episode includes clear, practical guidance for babies four months and older, toddlers, and young children, plus specific advice for families with newborns. Allison also shares a free Spring Time Change Cheat Sheet you can download by CLICKING HERE to easily map out your child's adjusted schedule. In this episode, you'll…

People in this episode

Host: Allison Egidi

Topics covered

• daylight saving time
• sleep tips
• parenting
• child sleep adjustment
• time change

Keywords

• daylight saving time
• sleep tips
• children
• naps
• bedtime adjustment
• parenting advice
• spring time change

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