For Families

Every fall, parents hear we're all about to gain an hour of sleep. Parents know this is false advertising. This year Halloween lands on Saturday, October 31, with the clocks falling back the very next morning. Whether you want to prepare ahead, lean into Halloween and let it help, or start fresh Sunday morning, there's a path that works. Here's what to do for infants, toddlers, and bigger kids, plus the one thing most families get wrong about the morning wake.

Your child is bouncing off the walls at 7:30 PM. Most parents read that as not tired yet. It usually means the opposite. Overtired child signs rarely look like tiredness. They look like energy, defiance, and meltdowns. Here is the stress hormone response behind the pattern, what it looks like at every age, and how to break the cycle.