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On Sunday, March 14, our clocks jump forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Without fail, the biannual clock-changing ritual cues a chorus of complaints from moms and dads. For parents, “springing forward” and “falling back” aren’t just hassles — changing the clock can quite literally wreak havoc on children’s sleep routines.

Many parents find that DST throws off kids’ waking times, bedtimes and naptimes. An hour’s worth of time change is a lot for little bodies to handle, akin to jet lag for a baby or toddler. Some particularly sensitive kids (or those who are already overtired or undertired to begin with) can take days — even weeks — to adapt to the new time shown on the clock.

When the clock moves forward in the spring, the most common complaint from parents is that kids won’t go to bed “on time.” It’s not hard to understand why: When the clock reads 8 p.m., your child’s body thinks that it’s 7. When 9 or 10 p.m. rolls around and kids still aren’t tired, parents get understandably grumpy.

Want to help your little one take the time change in stride? Here’s how to “spring forward” without missing a beat.