A parent's guide to clock changes
Posted by Christie Malry on October 29, 2011 at 7:37 pm
It's clock change time again. Follow these simple rules and you should ensure that you don't lose an hour's sleep in the spring and that you do get a lie-in in the autumn.
In the spring
Do nothing! Don't touch the clocks until Sunday morning. Your children will wake up as normal, meaning you don't lose an hour of sleep.
In the autumn
On Saturday evening, tell your children in no uncertain terms that they are not to get out of bed until their normal waking up time. Then sneak into your children's bedrooms while they're asleep and change the clocks back. This should guarantee that you get the full benefit of the extra hour as a lie-in.
I actually tried the autumn thing before I'd read this ... didn't work for me. Then again, the 2 year old cant read the clock yet.
Doesn't excuse our 4yo munter though. At least it was the missus' turn to get up!