Bedtime reset: How to get your kids back on a school-year schedule

Nbcwashington · Aug 12, 2026 · 1592 words · By Eun Yang

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Bedtime reset: How to get your kids back on a school-year schedule Here’s when to start moving bedtime earlier, and by how much.

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Bedtime reset: How to get your kids back on a school-year schedule Here’s when to start moving bedtime earlier, and by how much.

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This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as…

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This Notice provides more information about these technologies, your choices, and is part of the NBCUniversal Privacy Policy available here.

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Claim 1: “Ad Selection and Delivery Cookies: These Cookies are used to collect data about your browsing habits, your use of the Services, your preferences, and your interaction with advertisements across platforms and devices for the purpose of delivering interest-based advertising content”

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The claim is supported by Nbcwashington. The Wikipedia entry for 'Ad rotation' describes a general advertising practice but does not verify NBCUniversal's specific cookie usage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ad rotation is the practice of showing multiple advertisements in a single location on a web page. Ads may be rotated with each new page load, within a single page load, or both. Because the ads are p…
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Claim 2: “NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services”

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While there are multiple cross-references, they all originate from the same source (Nbcwashington), which is the company's own policy page. No independent third-party sources corroborate this.

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Claim 4: “we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services... including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage/flash cookies, web beacons/GIFs, embedded scripts, ETags/cache browsers, and software development kits.”

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Claim 7: “Social Media Cookies: These Cookies are set by social media platforms on the Services to enable you to share content with your friends and networks.”

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The claim is only supported by the company's own documentation (Nbcwashington).

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Claim 10: “Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness of content and advertising.”

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The claim is only supported by the company's own documentation (Nbcwashington).

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Claim 11: “Content Selection and Delivery Cookies: Data collected under this category can also be used to select and deliver personalized content, such as news articles and videos.”

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The claim is supported by Nbcwashington. The Wikipedia entry for 'Content delivery network' describes the general technology but does not verify NBCUniversal's specific cookie usage.

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Claim 12: “Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are required for Service functionality, including for system administration, security and fraud prevention, and to enable any purchasing capabilities.”

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