Time Change & Bedtime Schedule
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Oct 2007
Maybe I'm an idiot, but I looked in the archives and found it
odd that I couldn't find this topic. So, we ''fall back'' on
Nov. 4th. My 1 year old just settled into a nice predictable
go down at 7:45, up at 7 routine. He is pretty tired when we
put him down and the thought of keeping him up another hour is
brutal, and might risk him getting so wired that he won't go
down at all. I wouldn't mind putting him down early if that
didn't mean he'd be up at 6 ready to go. What have other
parents done? My thought is to start a few days early and push
his entire schedule back by 15 minutes every few days. Please
help!
Terrified of the end of DST
Your idea is a good one (starting a few days early and adjusting
bedtime by 15 minutes every day or few days.)
Honestly, though, as the mom of two older kids (8 and 12), these
things seem like a big deal, but they are not. You child will
adjust within a day or two even if you don't start pushing back
bedtime before.
When a the time changes in Nov. you will gain an hour that night so
your child will go
to bed at 7pm and wake at 6pm (what would have been 7pm before we ''fall
back'')
Alot of children seem to be tuned into the sun rising to set their wake
time and it
sounds like your child is the same. She will probably wake up at 6am
about when the
sun rises and then she will be ready for bed at 6pm-ish, twelve hours
later. Since we
get an extra hour the first night of the time change, I don't think you
need to do
anything in preparation for it.
good luck
i was nervous with my first child as well. and guess what, mine
just fell into the routine. i think because they are not just
following the actual time but also the routine of life around
them. you could try doing the 15 minute adjustment, it would
probably work, but with two children, i am going to go with it
since it seems like they figure it out on their own, but that is
just my experience.
anon
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