But what about your kids?
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It will likely be darker outside when you get up, but the sun may still be out when you start heading for home after work on Monday.
In 1966, Congress approved the Uniform Time Act, which included a requirement that clocks be set ahead one hour beginning at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April and turned back one hour at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in October. Daylight hours will be extended into the evening- a welcome change in the clock for many people exhausted of the dark, gray days of winter.
The following are 10 surprising facts about Daylight Saving Time that you might not know. Whether I’m supposed to be springing forward or falling back (definitely a helpful little phrase, by the way), I always have to search the internet to find out what time it is when I wake up. Most people usually set their clocks ahead before heading to bed Saturday night.
“Daylight Saving Time can be hard for everyone”, Mindell says. He published “The Waste of Daylight” and spent much of his fortune and time promoting the idea.
Honeyford proposed the bill because he believes that daylight saving time leads to increased traffic accidents, increased crimes, health problems and scheduling complications for agriculture.
Which parts of the world follow DST? In 1916, during World War I, the country began saving daylight to conserve electricity. There are some exceptions, though.
Animals don’t seem to accept or adapt to the change in time.
Standard Time will soon give way to Daylight Saving Time. China, India, Japan and several other nations also don’t abide by DST.
If you still have trouble falling asleep, try taking a melatonin pill two hours before you want to go to sleep, said Rudraraju, who noted the pills are available without a prescription. “We’d get used to it”, says Buddy Sewell of Sewell and Sewell Strawberry Farm.
Stick to regular waking, eating, sleeping and exercise times.
“Recent research indicates that DST does not substantially reduce energy consumption and may even increase it”.
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Dr. Colleen Carney, a Ryerson University professor and sleep specialist, says that sleep is just as valuable as a healthy diet, drinking less alcohol and exercising more.
