Is your child’s room a mess? Does he or she struggle with finding things, including their bed? It is important that we empower our children to create supportive and nurturing spaces for themselves.Below are some points to keep in mind when creating spaces that help your children to feel safe, supported, and on the way to manifesting their dreams.
Characteristics of our children’s rooms should mirror those of your room too. Your child should feel safe in the space, not only physically but emotionally as well. They should feel like all of their needs are being met. The rooms should make connections to nature and reflect what is more important or sacred to that child.
Often times, we and our children become so busy with activities that our spaces can get cluttered with school papers, toys, and clothes that may or may not fit. Creating systems that work for them will not only give them the tools to manage their life but will give them more joy in their daily lives by not doing what doesn’t work for them.
- When first setting up your child’s room, remember to keep it safe and healthy. Look for non-toxic paint and furniture.
- Create a soothing environment through color and images that encourages deep relaxation and sleep.
- Avoid televisions and lots of electrical equipment.
- Put toys in enclosed containers or closets so they are out of site. Ideally, put the toys in a separate play area. Limit the number of activities that occur in the bedroom. Make it a place for rest and relaxation.
- Be mindful of the images and colors you use in the room. What looks great in the light may be scary for young children in the dusk or dark.
- We should also teach our children now to be organized – keep things cleaned up and put everything in its proper place. Use storage bins that the children can reach and see into.
- Talk to your child about clearing out old to make room for new opportunities. Go through their things with them to find out which are broken or no longer used or wanted. Are there things they borrowed from a friend and need to return?
- Keep your child’s bed out of the line of the doorway against a solid wall to protect and support their head. Make sure their mattress is supportive.
- Let their room be a place to express themselves.
Work together to find out what works for them. What strategies will you use to help your children create their own supportive environments? Which of these strategies can you apply to your own space? I’d love to hear how you are using these tips.
I pretty much let my daughter run her room on her own. Teaching her to be organized is a work in progress. She has shown some good signs though, like cleaning her room by herself if she wakes up early.
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That’s great to hear Linda! Having her own space that she manages and takes care of will certainly help her in other areas of her life.
Dear Felicia,
I love tip 7, helping them to be aware how cleaning and declutering can bring new beautiful things to their lifes 🙂
Awesome tips 🙂
Thank you Anjara! I’m glad that you found the tips helpful. Being in touch with our environments is definitely a pathway to joy 🙂
I love these tips, Felicia! While I don’t have kids – and likely won’t in this incarnation – I do love to see information like this out there that helps parents to create a more supportive and healthy environment for their kids. 🙂
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Hi Felicia! Thanks for this, I have a 3.5yo boy so this is perfect. You’ll be pleased to hear that most of them I already do (woohoo!) but #7 is certainly an area of growth for this and also an empowering way to help him as well. Now that he’s getting older (ha, as if 4 is so old!) it’s a super-helpful reminder that his room is a place for him to express himself so I should really start including him in more of the practices and decisions.
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Hi Marcie! Yes, even at a young age, children know what feels good to them and what they want in their space. It also gives them more ownership and responsibility in the care of their space when they love how it feels to be there.
I love the idea of letting them express themselves. I think this allows them to feel safe and like it’s ok to be who they want to be. My favorite strategy of yours is to not have anything broken or doesn’t work in the room and put attention to what it’s there and how this affects them. Thank you!
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You are welcome Jennifer! Yes, having working items in good condition that you use and that raise your energy help to create a nurturing & safe atmosphere.