9 tips to reduce sleepiness associated with daylight saving time
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Mar 12, 2021, 12:51pm EST
Daylight saving time starts this weekend. So, how do we reduce time-change sleepiness due to ‘losing’ one hour of sleep?
Because our bodies are set to go to sleep at the same time every night, and wake at the same time every morning, the hour shift that is associated with daylight saving can be disruptive to our sleep.
Here are some sleeping tips for your families, as we gear up for daylight saving time:
1. Split the difference from the time you, or your children, go to sleep and the new time you’re adjusting to, says sleep expert Allison M. Ambort-Gubelli.