Help your child "fall back" to sleep with a few tips to make a smooth transition.

1. Fall Back
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2. Children between 4 months of
age to about 2 years of age
will be most affected.
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3. It’s tough on everyone because we are
shifting our internal body clock by
more than 30 minutes.
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4. If your baby has too late of a
bedtime, this could be a good
time to make the shift.
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5. 1. Add an extra hour of light in the evenings
Example: bedtime is 7:00pm- shift to 7:15pm for 2 days, 7:30pm for
2 days, 7:45pm for 2 days and then 8:00pm.
2. Add an extra hour of darkness in the mornings.
By the time Daylight Savings arrives, your child’s
8pm bedtime will be 7pm again.
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6. Put your child to bed at the
“fall back” time
the night before.
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7. What ever approach you
use to make the transition,
allow 5-7 days to adjust.
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8. Only you know your child. Pick the
best way to make falling back an easy
transition for your family.
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