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IrelandShelby Harris puts morning light at the heart of clock-change advice
The CBS Saturday Morning sleep segment explains why falling back can still disrupt routines, especially for parents of young children.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 249,346 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (13,597).
How to avoid the daylight saving slump as clocks change
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- 0:51Harris explains how morning sunlight under standard time helps regulate the body's circadian rhythm.
- 1:26She distinguishes spring's lost hour and its associated health risks from the fall adjustment.
- 2:04Adjustment tips include staying up slightly later initially and eating dinner a little earlier.
- 2:37Reduce late-day caffeine and make room for daylight exposure.
- 3:13Young children and people with insomnia can face particular difficulties when the clocks change.
- 4:23Avoid heavy meals near bedtime; a light snack combining carbohydrates and protein is an alternative.
CBS Mornings' guide to avoiding the clock-change slump has drawn nearly 180,000 views in thirteen hours, an unusually brisk start for the channel's regular videos. The extra hour in bed comes with a catch: the rest of your routine does not automatically reset.
In the CBS Saturday Morning interview, sleep expert Dr. Shelby Harris explains that standard time better suits our biology because it brings more morning sunlight. That light helps keep the body's circadian rhythm in check. She distinguishes the fall adjustment from the spring switch, when losing sleep is associated with increases in heart attacks, strokes and car accidents.
Her practical suggestions include staying up slightly later on the first night, eating dinner a little earlier, reducing late-day caffeine and getting daylight exposure. For anyone hungry near bedtime, she suggests a light snack combining carbohydrates and protein rather than a heavy meal.
The promise of sleeping longer also lands differently in a household with young children. Harris singles out parents as a group for whom falling back can be harder. In the comments, one viewer offers the pet-owner version of the same scheduling problem: the dogs will still expect their usual wake-up, whatever the clock says.
The segment's title, "How to avoid the daylight saving slump as clocks change", gets a practical answer: adjust the routine around sleep, not just the clock beside the bed.
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Nope, my dogs going to be waking me up at 5 instead of 6.
@ChadBraySee it on YouTubei love fall time change, hate spring time change.
@therealryry777See it on YouTubeSo what about people who are wired not to get up at 6 am? Known as night owls.
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- Channel
- CBS Mornings
- Subscribers
- 3,330,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 9,264,016
- Channel views, pace per day
- 551,654 (on a normal day: 1,142,872)
- Video published
- October 31, 2026
- Video views so far
- 179,788 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 249,346
The numbers
The sleep segment is drawing views far faster than a typical CBS Mornings regular upload. Its comment section is also much busier than the channel's usual first day.
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Which bedtime snack combination does Harris suggest in the segment?
Harris suggests a light snack combining carbohydrates and protein rather than a heavy meal close to bedtime.