Managing Daylight Savings with Young Children

Posted Oct 28th 2011 in Kindergarten, Preschool, Rhythm | 1 comment

Alert!  Daylight savings is November 6th this year.  If your children are still young enough that a 20 minute delay in a meal or a bedtime can, on occasion, result in a complete meltdown, this mini-article may be for you.  If, however, your children are older and will completely delight in rolling over for an extra hour on Monday morning the 7th, congratulations and no need to read on! One of the things Waldorf education is known for is the protection of childhood.  Being well rested and ready to greet the adventures of the day is a key component of this.  As parents, too, we can appreciate a child who sleeps well.  It is counterintuitive but experts know and many parents have experienced that the overtired child wakes up too early.  As a parent of young children, I find that the "fall back" is much more difficult than the normally …
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