Warning to new parents: time change can be a big challenge for young children. Marian Ginter is a Family Outreach Worker at the Steinbach Family Resource Centre. She says, with the change to Central Standard Time Saturday night, parents can expect some disruption.
"Whether it's jumping forward with time or falling back, it can disrupt a little one's life for sure."
We will turn the clocks back one hour Saturday night. But Ginter says parents should not expect their children to sleep until their normal time Sunday morning just because the clocks have been changed. She has some advice to parents to help their children adjust.
"It's very important to make sure that you have routine in your life, regardless, at any time, but routine is key when it comes to time change. When we're falling back, as we are, it's really good to just give your children the time to adjust. It takes more than just a day or a couple of days. Having them go to bed a couple of minutes later every day will help them to adjust."
And Ginter says be prepared to need a little extra patience.
"If you think you're going to be sleeping in in the morning, you probably won't for the first couple of days."
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