Clocks go back an hour Sunday morning in the annual Fall Back routine. What a nice long Sunday morning is in store for most of us. But what does that extra hour do to the sleeping habits of babies and children? According to CTV, the author of “The Mother of All Parenting Books” and numerous other texts on pregnancy and raising children says that parents can expect kids to have a hard time adjusting to the time change, which can lead to sleeplessness, crankiness and general unpleasant behaviour. “You can’t just expect a young toddler to know you’ve changed the clock,” she said in a phone interview. “Most teachers tell me it takes kids a week or two to get used to the time change, and until then, kids are cranky, hungry, and generally out of sorts.” She suggests avoiding the hunger and crankiness by keeping a fairly structured meal schedule despite the shift in time — so if breakfast is normally at 8 a.m., it remains at 8 a.m. after daylight time ends.
