Morning Routine Timer
Works backwards from the time you must leave to a realistic wake-up, with buffer for the child who cannot find their shoes.
A two-child school morning needs roughly 75 to 90 minutes including a 15-minute buffer, and routines calculated without that buffer run late two mornings in three because something goes wrong most days.
Morning Routine Timer
Frequently asked
How much buffer should a school morning have?
Ten to twenty minutes for most families. The test is not whether it feels generous but whether the last three weeks contained a lost shoe, a spilled drink or a refusal — if so, the buffer is not padding, it is the average.
What is worth moving to the night before?
Bags, shoes by the door, uniform out, and any decision that can be made in advance. Decisions are what take the time in the morning, not actions.
Do visual timetables help?
For younger children they reliably reduce the number of instructions an adult has to give, which is where most morning friction comes from. The effect is on the adult's load as much as on the child's behaviour.
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