
Whether you're a parent who's still dealing with flashbacks of what happened when we moved the clocks forward last year or you've been too busy dealing with diapers and bottles to realize what day it is, be warned: Daylight Savings Time (DST) starts this weekend.
More sunshine in the evening may be good for our vitamin D levels, but losing an hour of sleep can wreak havoc on your household, and dealing with the fallout from springing the clocks forward can leave everyone feeling cranky and refusing to come out from under the covers. If your child usually gets up at 7 a.m., thanks to Daylight Savings Time, it will feel like 6 a.m. instead. Ugh.
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Caffeine is a great plan to help yourself cope with less zzz's, but what about the kids? We talked to pediatricians and sleep experts to come up with several ways to help make the transition to Daylight Savings Time easier on everyone (without sending the little ones away to Grandma's for the weekend).
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