PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Summer's been fun. Late nights, sleeping in, but with school around the corner, it's time to start shifting those sleep schedules.

Pediatricians at Geisinger say the transition doesn't happen overnight. In fact, it can take two weeks or more to get back of track.

Dr. Stacey Cummings is a pediatrician at Geisinger and she says, "We average 2 weeks just so because if you can roll back by 15 minutes a day to the time that you would typically go to bed, then you're more likely to be successful."

Big jumps in bedtime can be tough. Slow and steady works best. A consistent nighttime routine helps signal the brain that it's time to wind down.

Dr Cummings suggests, "Taking a shower, brushing your teeth, reading a book, listening to quiet music, and noticing that screen time

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