Daylight savings time is difficult for adults to adjust to and it is even more difficult for kids to deal with.

Trying to get my kids to bed on time was more of a struggle than usual.  The clocks read 8:00 but their bodies did not.  So they stalled.  “Are you SURE it’s bedtime?”  “What time would it be yesterday?”

In trying to get the kids to comply, my husband and I would say, “Let’s close our eyes and go to sleep because tomorrow you’ll have to wake up earlier than you’re used to,” and “Go to sleep now so you’re not grouchy first thing in the morning.”

My son asked, “Why do we have to wake up FIRST thing in the morning?”  I am not a morning person so, while I thought his question was brilliant, I still found myself explaining that we get up early to go to school, work, et cetera.  Okay, so my answer wasn’t on the genius level of his question, but that’s what you get from a mom at daylight savings time.