Switching your children’s bedtime for Daylight Saving? Think twice.

KENTUCKY-Your kids might be waking up a little groggier than normal today after losing an hour of sleep to Daylight Saving. 

Norton Children’s says you want to make sure your children stick to a routine. If you do so you should feel back to normal in less than a week. 

Preschool and elementary kids should be getting 10-12 hours of sleep. Those of the middle school and high school age should be getting 8-10 hours of sleep. 

“One mistake that I see some families make is that they adjust an hour ahead if their normal bedtime is 8 and we spring forward and they let their kids stay up till 9…that doesn’t work when you have to get up at the same time. we wanna protect how many hours a night kids sleep,” said Norton Children’s medical director for pediatric integrated behavioral health Dr. Katy Hopkins. 

Think of investing in blackout curtains- small children may not be able to read a clock but they understand when they’re going to bed when it’s still light outside!