Sleep Schedules — Ready Set Sleep

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Sleep Schedules Based on Wake Windows

2 or 3 years old

Wake Window is approximately 6 hours. When naps drop the wake window can be 12 hours.

~6 hrsWith a nap

12 hrsWithout a nap

School-age children

School-age children have about a 14 hour wake window and need about 10 hours of sleep overnight.

~14 hrsWake window

~10 hrsOvernight sleep

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Morning wake-up Nap length

Approximate bedtime8:30 pm

Bedtimes are not something we choose, but something we calculate. Calculating your child’s bedtime accurately based on age, morning wake times, naps, and wake windows can reduce bedtime resistance and help them fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.