Sleep Tips for Daylight Savings - Sun, March 11

Jill Spivack, LCSW and Jennifer Waldburger, LCSW of Sleepy Planet offer their expert advice on how to ensure the time shift for Daylight Savings goes as smoothly as possible. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your little one transitions smoothly.

Before bed, turn clocks ahead 1 hour. If your child normally sleeps till 6:30 AM, the next morning they will likely sleep till 7:30 AM. Their entire schedule - naps and bedtime - will then shift one hour later.

If you're happy about this change, great! Just protect their room from too much light in the early morning, and use white noise to avoid waking up with the birds.

If you'd rather help your child get back to the usual schedule, try the following:

1. Put your child down at their regular bedtime, say 7:30 PM, on Saturday night.

2. 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 it's 5:30 AM, but don't worry. Your little one will be tired, but will adjust.

3. If your child naps, put them down at the normal nap time according to the new clock and resume a normal schedule from there. Don't allow the nap to last longer than usual.

4. On Sunday night, put them down at the usual bedtime according to the new time.

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How to Change Good Nite Lite for Daylight Saving Time

It's that time again. We know daylight savings time can be a hassle, changing the clocks in the kitchen on all the walls and even in your car. Some phones even need to be turned off before updating. But we're here to help our Pump Station Family!

Hate trying to figure out how to change time on a device with 3 buttons? What do you hold and for how long? What is going to beep or flash, and how many times? In the words of Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, and maybe even Pig Pen, "Good Grief!"

We love the Good Nite Lite and want to make sure you still love it after the time change. Please watch the video or read the instructions below.



To Set the Current Time:

1. Press and hold (for 2 seconds) then release the right/set button. The screen will illuminate brightly and display the default time of 10AM* (default times may vary on some models).
2. Press and hold the left/select button until the time flashes. Use the toggle/mode switch to adjust the time up and down for the minutes and then for the hours. Use the left/select button to move between hours and minutes.
3. Once the current time appears on the screen, press and hold the left/select button until the numbers stop flashing to "set" your time.

To Set the Sleep Time (time you would like the moon to illuminate):

1. Push and hold down the toggle/mode lever until you see the moon icon and the default sleep time of 7PM* blinking on the screen.
2. Use the toggle/mode switch to adjust the time up and down for the minutes and then for the hours. Use the left/select button to move between hours and minutes.
3. Once your Sleep Time appears on the screen, press and hold the left/select button until the current time appears. Your Sleep Time is set.

To Set the Wake-Up Time (time you would like the sun to illuminate):

1. Push and hold up the toggle/mode level until you see the sun icon and the default wake time of 7AM* blinking on the screen.
2. Use the toggle/mode switch to adjust the time up and down for the minutes and then for the hours. Use the left/select button to move between hours and minutes.
3. Once your Wake-Up Time appears on the screen, press and hold the left/select button until the current time appears. Your Wake-Up Time is set.

Once you have the three times programmed (Current, Sleep & Wake Up), plug your light into the outlet.

If at any time you unplug the light and turn the switch to the "off" position your light will revert to the factory settings and you will need to reset your personalized times.



*The backlight only illuminates for a few seconds before you need to start to set your clock. If the screen darkens, press, hold, then release, the right button, once again to "wake" the timer.

Dimming Feature:

An optional dimming mode is available to further dim your Good Nite Lite. To activate this option press and hold the SET button for 2/3 seconds to illuminate the indicator in the top right corner. To de-activate this option press the SET button again until the indicator no longer appears.



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