Daylight Saving Time With a Toddler: How to Fall Back Gently on November 1
Daylight saving time with a toddler goes easiest when you move bedtime a little at a time in the days before the change, instead of switching all at once on Sunday morning. In 2026 the clocks go back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, in most of the US and Canada. Here is a gradual plan from a pediatric sleep doctor, a simple timetable you can copy, what to expect the week after, and why keeping the bedtime routine exactly the same matters more than the clock.
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