Daylight Saving Time and Sunday's Bedtime -- How'd it Go?

-iVillage ON Mar 14, 2011 at 11:20AM

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Daylight saving time has officially started, and with one bedtime successfully under our belts, we're curious: How did your Sunday night get-the-kids-to-bed routine go? Were your kids sleepy? Or screaming for more playtime?

We resorted to the old "tire them out as much as humanly possible" strategy in order to get the kids good and sleepy an hour before they usually are on Sunday evening. It seemed to work just fine. What ended up working (or not working) for you?
 

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