Do you have kids who LOVE the Pajanimals? I do! My four year old watches them almost daily!
Spring will soon be sprouting and the Pajanimals are here to help you prepare to Spring Forward officially at 2:00am on Sunday, March 10th – tomorrow morning!
Losing that extra hour is not be easy, especially if you have young children, who have trouble adapting to change. But, follow these tips courtesy of Certified Sleep Experts from Sleepy Planet: Jennifer Waldburger and Jill Spivack, and your friends: the PAJANIMALS, from The Jim Henson Company and Sprout and you will be better prepared for this transition with those little ones!
- The Night Before – On Saturday March 9th, turn clocks AHEAD 1 hour before going to bed! If your child normally sleeps till 6:30 AM, the next morning he/she might be sleepy until 7:30 AM. The entire schedule – naps and bedtime – will then shift one hour later. If you’re happy about this change, great! Just protect your child’s room from too much light in the early morning, and use white noise so they won’t wake with the birds.
- If you’d rather help your child get back to the usual schedule, try the following:
- Set your alarm for 6:30 AM (according to the new clock) and wake your child at this time. To them, it will feel like 5:30 AM and yes, they may be cranky and tired, but their body will soon get used to the new schedule.
- Put your child down at the normal nap time (if they are still napping) according to the new clock and resume a normal schedule from there. Don’t allow a nap longer than usual.
- On Sunday night, put your child down at their usual bedtime according to the new time.
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Additionally, Sproutonline.com offers many Pajanimals’ games, activities and content to help your child navigate through their bedtime routine, including:
- An all-new Pajanimals Daylight Savings-themed activity page
- Tips on easing your child into dreamland
- Make your own dream catcher
- Watch the fun, Pajanimals’ video “How Do I know If It’s Morning Time” (linked above as well – about 3 minutes long)
Make time today to go over all of this fun information with your younger kiddos today so they know what to expect! I find that a good conversation with them about what is going to change helps too!
Thanks, Pajanimals!
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