Kids Sleep and Clocks Going Back 2021
Channel: The Sleep Nanny®
Date: 19/10/2021

It's that time again! The clocks go back by one hour and throw us all into a spin - Well, it doesn't need to be that way.

3 ways to navigate this clock change...

1. Gradual Shift - Best for those more sensitive to change or younger babies who still nap regularly. On the Wednesday night, make bedtime 15 minutes later. Do the same again Thursday through to Saturday in 15 minute increments so that by Saturday night, they are falling to sleep the whole hour later than usual bedtime. When they wake on Sunday morning, the clocks will have gone back an hour and you will be right on usual wake-up time!

2. Meet In The Middle - A good compromise for those who a less rigid in their sleep timings but would be exhausted if you went for option 3 below. Simply move bedtime later by 30 minutes on the Saturday night. Halfway between their usual bedtime and the new time once those clocks adjust in the night.

3. One Fell Swoop - This is fine for older children or the flexible/easy-going types. Just put them to bed one hour later on Saturday night. So if they are usually asleep for 7p.m, they need to be asleep for 8p.m. They will sleep the same number of hours and wake at the same as usual morning time because the clocks will have shifted in the night.

Of course, you could just put little one to bed at the same time as usual and change nothing but be prepared for an early morning wake up call because, if they usually wake at 6a.m, this will mysteriously turn into 5a.m with the clocks going back an hour in the night.

Best of luck and tell us in the comments below which approach you're going for...

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