diff --git a/babybuddy/admin.py b/babybuddy/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e001ac6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin as BaseUserAdmin
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+from babybuddy import models
+
+
+class SettingsInline(admin.StackedInline):
+    model = models.Settings
+    verbose_name_plural = 'Settings'
+    can_delete = False
+    fieldsets = (
+        ('Dashboard', {
+            'fields': ('dashboard_refresh_rate',)
+        }),
+    )
+
+
+class UserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin):
+    inlines = (SettingsInline, )
+
+
+admin.site.unregister(User)
+admin.site.register(User, UserAdmin)
diff --git a/babybuddy/forms.py b/babybuddy/forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62bb158b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/forms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django import forms
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+from .models import Settings
+
+
+class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'email']
+
+
+class UserSettingsForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Settings
+        fields = ['dashboard_refresh_rate']
diff --git a/babybuddy/migrations/0001_initial.py b/babybuddy/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efde82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.6 on 2017-11-12 17:05
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import datetime
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Settings',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('dashboard_refresh_rate', models.DurationField(blank=True, choices=[(None, 'disabled'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 60), '1 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 120), '2 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 180), '3 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 240), '4 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 300), '5 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 600), '10 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 900), '15 min.'), (datetime.timedelta(0, 1800), '30 min.')], default=datetime.timedelta(0, 60), null=True, verbose_name='Refresh rate')),
+                ('user', models.OneToOneField(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/babybuddy/models.py b/babybuddy/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ebc9cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django.utils.timezone import timedelta
+
+
+class Settings(models.Model):
+    user = models.OneToOneField(User)
+    dashboard_refresh_rate = models.DurationField(
+        verbose_name='Refresh rate',
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        default=timedelta(minutes=1),
+        choices=[
+            (None, 'disabled'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=1), '1 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=2), '2 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=3), '3 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=4), '4 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=5), '5 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=10), '10 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=15), '15 min.'),
+            (timedelta(minutes=30), '30 min.'),
+        ])
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return '{}\'s Settings'.format(self.user)
+
+    @property
+    def dashboard_refresh_rate_milliseconds(self):
+        """
+        Convert seconds to milliseconds to be used in a Javascript setInterval
+        function call.
+        :return: the refresh rate in milliseconds or None.
+        """
+        if self.dashboard_refresh_rate:
+            return self.dashboard_refresh_rate.seconds * 1000
+        return None
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def create_user_settings(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    if created:
+        Settings.objects.create(user=instance)
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def save_user_settings(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    instance.settings.save()
diff --git a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form.html b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form.html
index 414befc8..7e182ba2 100644
--- a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form.html
+++ b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form.html
@@ -16,50 +16,7 @@
         {% endif %}
         {% for field in form %}
             <div class="form-group row">
-                <label for="id_{{ field.name }}" class="col-sm-1 col-form-label">
-                    {% if field|field_type != "booleanfield" %}
-                        {{ field.label }}
-                    {% endif %}
-                </label>
-                <div class="col-sm-11">
-                    {% if field|field_type == "booleanfield" %}
-                        <div class="form-check">
-                            <label for="id_{{ field.name }}" class="form-check-label">
-                                {% if field.errors %}
-                                    {{ field|add_class:"form-check-input is-invalid" }}
-                                {% else %}
-                                    {{ field|add_class:"form-check-input" }}
-                                {% endif %}
-                                {{ field.label }}
-                            </label>
-                        </div>
-                    {% elif field|field_type == "datetimefield" or field|field_type == "datefield" %}
-                        <div class="form-group">
-                            <div class="input-group date" id="datetimepicker_{{ field.name }}" data-target-input="nearest">
-                                <div class="input-group-addon" data-target="#datetimepicker_{{ field.name }}" data-toggle="datetimepicker">
-                                    <i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>
-                                </div>
-                                {% if field.errors %}
-                                    {{ field|add_class:"form-control is-invalid" }}
-                                {% else %}
-                                    {{ field|add_class:"form-control" }}
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    {% else %}
-                        {% if field.errors %}
-                            {{ field|add_class:"form-control is-invalid" }}
-                        {% else %}
-                            {{ field|add_class:"form-control" }}
-                        {% endif %}
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% if field.help_text %}
-                        <div class="help-block"><small>{{ field.help_text }}</small></div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% if field.errors %}
-                        <div class="invalid-feedback">{% for error in  field.errors %}{{ error }}{% endfor %}</div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                </div>
+                {% include 'babybuddy/form_field.html' %}
             </div>
         {% endfor %}
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
diff --git a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form_field.html b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form_field.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a683ebed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/form_field.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{% load widget_tweaks %}
+
+<label for="id_{{ field.name }}" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">
+    {% if field|field_type != "booleanfield" %}
+        {{ field.label }}
+    {% endif %}
+</label>
+<div class="col-sm-10">
+    {% if field|field_type == "booleanfield" %}
+        <div class="form-check">
+            <label for="id_{{ field.name }}" class="form-check-label">
+                {% if field.errors %}
+                    {{ field|add_class:"form-check-input is-invalid" }}
+                {% else %}
+                    {{ field|add_class:"form-check-input" }}
+                {% endif %}
+                {{ field.label }}
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    {% elif field|field_type == "datetimefield" or field|field_type == "datefield" %}
+        <div class="form-group">
+            <div class="input-group date" id="datetimepicker_{{ field.name }}" data-target-input="nearest">
+                <div class="input-group-addon" data-target="#datetimepicker_{{ field.name }}" data-toggle="datetimepicker">
+                    <i class="fa fa-calendar"></i>
+                </div>
+                {% if field.errors %}
+                    {{ field|add_class:"form-control is-invalid" }}
+                {% else %}
+                    {{ field|add_class:"form-control" }}
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {% else %}
+        {% if field.errors %}
+            {{ field|add_class:"form-control is-invalid" }}
+        {% else %}
+            {{ field|add_class:"form-control" }}
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if field.help_text %}
+        <div class="help-block"><small>{{ field.help_text }}</small></div>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if field.errors %}
+        <div class="invalid-feedback">{% for error in  field.errors %}{{ error }}{% endfor %}</div>
+    {% endif %}
+</div>
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diff --git a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/nav-dropdown.html b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/nav-dropdown.html
index 24fe061e..23109f08 100644
--- a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/nav-dropdown.html
+++ b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/nav-dropdown.html
@@ -173,16 +173,17 @@
                            aria-expanded="false"><i class="icon icon-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ request.user }}
                         </a>
                         <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="nav-user-menu-link">
+                            <a href="{% url 'user-settings' %}" class="dropdown-item">Settings</a>
+                            <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
                             <a href="{% url 'api:api-root' %}"
                                class="dropdown-item"
                                target="_blank">API Browser</a>
-
                             {% if request.user.is_staff %}
                                 <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}"
                                    class="dropdown-item"
-                                   target="_blank">Admin</a>
+                                   target="_blank">Site Admin</a>
                             {% endif %}
-
+                            <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
                             <a href="{% url 'logout' %}"
                                class="dropdown-item">Logout</a>
                         </div>
diff --git a/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/user_settings_form.html b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/user_settings_form.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b098606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babybuddy/templates/babybuddy/user_settings_form.html
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{% extends 'babybuddy/page.html' %}
+{% load widget_tweaks %}
+
+{% block title %}User Settings{% endblock %}
+
+{% block breadcrumbs %}
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item">User</li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Settings</li>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <h1>User Settings</h1>
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+        <form role="form" method="post">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            {% if form.non_field_errors %}
+                {% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
+                    <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+                        <strong>Error:</strong> {{ error }}
+                    </div>
+                {% endfor %}
+            {% elif form.errors %}
+                <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+                    <strong>Error:</strong> Some fields have errors. See below for details.
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
+            <fieldset>
+                <legend>User Profile</legend>
+                <div class="form-group row">
+                    {% with form_user.first_name as field %}
+                        {% include 'babybuddy/form_field.html' %}
+                    {% endwith %}
+                </div>
+                <div class="form-group row">
+                    {% with form_user.last_name as field %}
+                        {% include 'babybuddy/form_field.html' %}
+                    {% endwith %}
+                </div>
+                <div class="form-group row">
+                    {% with form_user.email as field %}
+                        {% include 'babybuddy/form_field.html' %}
+                    {% endwith %}
+                </div>
+            </fieldset>
+            <fieldset>
+                <legend>Dashboard</legend>
+                <div class="form-group row">
+                    {% with form_settings.dashboard_refresh_rate as field %}
+                        {% include 'babybuddy/form_field.html' %}
+                    {% endwith %}
+                </div>
+            </fieldset>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/babybuddy/urls.py b/babybuddy/urls.py
index 8297db65..ae1b8542 100644
--- a/babybuddy/urls.py
+++ b/babybuddy/urls.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
 
     url(r'^$', views.RootRouter.as_view(), name='root-router'),
     url(r'^welcome/$', views.Welcome.as_view(), name='welcome'),
+    url(r'^user/settings/$', views.UserSettings.as_view(),
+        name='user-settings'),
 
     url(r'', include('api.urls', namespace='api')),
     url(r'', include('core.urls')),
diff --git a/babybuddy/views.py b/babybuddy/views.py
index 0bab8eff..f61231b5 100644
--- a/babybuddy/views.py
+++ b/babybuddy/views.py
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.urls import reverse
+
+from django.views.generic import View
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView, RedirectView
 
+from .forms import UserForm, UserSettingsForm
 from core.models import Child
 
 
 class RootRouter(LoginRequiredMixin, RedirectView):
+    """
+    Redirects to the welcome page if no children are in the database, a child
+    dashboard if only one child is in the database, and the dashboard page if
+    more than one child is in the database.
+    """
     def get_redirect_url(self, *args, **kwargs):
         children = Child.objects.count()
         if children == 0:
@@ -21,5 +30,44 @@ class RootRouter(LoginRequiredMixin, RedirectView):
         return super(RootRouter, self).get_redirect_url(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
+class UserSettings(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
+    """
+    Handles both the User and Settings models.
+    Based on this SO answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45056835.
+    """
+    form_user_class = UserForm
+    form_settings_class = UserSettingsForm
+    template_name = 'babybuddy/user_settings_form.html'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return render(request, self.template_name, {
+            'form_user': self.form_user_class(instance=request.user),
+            'form_settings': self.form_settings_class(
+                instance=request.user.settings)
+        })
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        form_user = self.form_user_class(
+            instance=request.user,
+            data=request.POST)
+        form_settings = self.form_settings_class(
+            instance=request.user.settings,
+            data=request.POST)
+        if form_user.is_valid() and form_settings.is_valid():
+            user = form_user.save(commit=False)
+            user_settings = form_settings.save(commit=False)
+            user.settings = user_settings
+            user.save()
+            return redirect('user-settings')
+        return render(request, self.template_name, {
+            'user_form': form_user,
+            'settings_form': form_settings
+        })
+
+
 class Welcome(LoginRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
+    """
+    Basic introduction to Baby Buddy (meant to be shown when no data is in the
+    database).
+    """
     template_name = 'babybuddy/welcome.html'
diff --git a/dashboard/static_src/js/dashboard.js b/dashboard/static_src/js/dashboard.js
index bde66ecd..9b7f0de2 100644
--- a/dashboard/static_src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/dashboard/static_src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BabyBuddy.Dashboard = function ($) {
     var lastUpdate = moment();
 
     var Dashboard = {
-        watch: function(element_id) {
+        watch: function(element_id, refresh_rate) {
             dashboardElement = $('#' + element_id);
 
             if (dashboardElement.length == 0) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BabyBuddy.Dashboard = function ($) {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            runIntervalId = setInterval(this.update, 60000);
+            runIntervalId = setInterval(this.update, refresh_rate);
 
             Visibility.change(function (e, state) {
                 if (state == 'visible' && moment().diff(lastUpdate) > 60000) {
diff --git a/dashboard/templates/dashboard/child.html b/dashboard/templates/dashboard/child.html
index 779e712a..efa4876c 100644
--- a/dashboard/templates/dashboard/child.html
+++ b/dashboard/templates/dashboard/child.html
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block javascript %}
-    <script type="application/javascript">
-        BabyBuddy.Dashboard.watch('dashboard-child');
-    </script>
+    {% if user.settings.dashboard_refresh_rate %}
+        <script type="application/javascript">
+            BabyBuddy.Dashboard.watch('dashboard-child', {{ user.settings.dashboard_refresh_rate_milliseconds }});
+        </script>
+    {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
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