Screen Soft Light / Timekeeping / OK TO WAKE

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No. 001 · OK TO WAKE

OK to wake clock — red means stay in bed, green means get up

  • 01 Red for stay, green for go
  • 02 Nap mode in one tap
  • 03 Gentle sleep sounds

Young children cannot read a clock, but they can read a color. Set the time your child is allowed to get up: until then the screen glows a dim red that says stay in bed, and at that time it turns bright green. Add a sleep sound for bedtime and a soft chime for the green light if you like.

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§ 01

A color a toddler can understand

Children usually cannot tell time until they are five or six, so 'not before seven' means little to a three-year-old. A light that changes color turns the rule into something they can see. The red is kept dim so it works as a night light, and the green is bright and unmistakable.

§ 02

Press Nap: 1 hour and the green light comes on an hour from now.

Naps too

Press Nap: 1 hour and the green light comes on an hour from now. It is the same red-to-green rule as at night, so the routine stays consistent.

§ 03

Use an old phone or tablet

A spare device works well as a dedicated sleep light: keep it plugged in, turn auto-lock off and leave this page open on it. Choose white, pink or brown noise or ocean waves if your child sleeps better with background sound; it stops when the light turns green.

Procedure

Three moves to peak output

  1. 01

    Set the green-light time

    Choose the earliest time your child may get up — it is remembered for next time.

  2. 02

    Start night mode

    Put a spare phone or tablet where your child can see it from bed and press Start night mode.

  3. 03

    Teach the rule

    Red means stay in bed and play quietly; green means it is OK to get up.

Inquiries

Questions worth asking

Q.01 What age is an OK-to-wake clock for?
They are commonly used from around two years old, once a child can follow a simple rule, until they can read a clock on their own.
Q.02 Will it work overnight?
Yes, as long as the page stays open. Plug the device in, keep this tab in front and turn off auto-lock (on iPhone: Settings → Display & Brightness → Auto-Lock → Never). Browsers that support the Screen Wake Lock API keep the screen on by themselves while the alarm is set.
Q.03 What sleep sounds are there?
White noise, pink noise, brown noise and ocean waves. They are generated by your browser rather than streamed, so they loop seamlessly and use no data. The sound starts when you set the alarm and stops at wake time — on the sunrise screen it fades out over a minute as the sunrise begins.
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