Built on AAP Guidelines

See how much sleep the school schedule steals — and the bedtime that fixes it

The schedule just dropped. Before you sign up for activities, see exactly how many hours your child is losing versus pediatric guidelines.

Enter your child's day

Adjust the sliders to match your real routine. No typing needed.

Child's age: 9 AAP: 9–12h

School start

School end

One-way commute: 20 min

After-school activities: 60 min min / day on activity days

Homework: 45 min

Dinner + family time: 45 min

Wind-down routine: 20 min

Preview: Wake-up: 7:40 AM · Bedtime: 6:10 PM · Sleep: 13h 30m

Where the numbers come from

Age range	Recommended	Source
5–6	10–13h / night	AAP Consensus Guidelines, 2016
6–12	9–12h / night	AAP Consensus Guidelines / CDC, 2016
13–18	8–10h / night	AAP Consensus Guidelines / CDC, 2016

The tool uses the minimum of each AAP range to calculate your deficit — the floor, not the ideal. All timeline math is simple addition and subtraction of the times you enter, rounded to the nearest minute. No estimation, no averages, no hidden assumptions.

Get your co-parent on the same page

Save the timeline card above and send it to your spouse or co-parent. When the schedule changes next school year, come back and re-run the numbers — the tool works for ages 5 through 18.