The clocks go back on Sunday. Here is how to actually keep the extra hour
The clocks go back on Sunday 25 October 2026. Why most adults wake early all the next week, and a Thursday to Saturday plan to keep the extra hour.
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The clocks go back on 25 October. Start your child's bedtime shift this week
The clocks go back on Sunday 25 October 2026. A step-by-step plan to move your child's bedtime 15 minutes at a time so the change does not mean a 5:30 start.
Your baby sleeps through now. Why don't you?
Baby sleeping through but you still wake at 3am? Why your sleep lags behind after months of night feeds, and what helps it come back without medication.
Why you feel more tired as the evenings get darker
More tired now the evenings are darker? Dim indoor days matter more than dark nights. How to use morning, midday and evening light to feel awake again.
Why your teenager cannot sleep before midnight, and what still works
Puberty shifts a teenager's body clock about two hours later, so a nine o'clock bedtime is a losing fight. Change the wake time and the morning light instead.
Back to school: getting your child's sleep back on track
Six weeks of late bedtimes have shifted your child's body clock. Fixing it starts with wake time and morning daylight, not with sending them up earlier.