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Goodnight, Moon
Creating Soulful Bedrooms for Children
by Judith Fertig
Provide comfy pillows on the bed along with a good reading lamp.
A
child represents “a what is going on in the outside world,
shift, a celebration, a the interior world of a child’s room
milestone” in the life of should be a refuge of calm, comfort,
any family, remarks author and creativity and renewal.
artist Jill Butler. In her recent “Their rooms are like the French
book, Create the Space You expression le jardin secret... their
Deserve, she explores how secret garden,” continues Butler. “It’s
loving parents want their little their most basic nest, so encourage
ones to feel happy at home and allow it to grow into their space
every day in a loving, nurtur- just as they want it.” Making a child’s
ing safe place, where they can room such a soulful sanctuary is an
grow into the fullness of who ongoing project, as periodic changes
they are meant to be. reflect the individual growth and
“All kids need a space changing interests of a child, from the
of their own, a sacred place, crib to a teenager’s digs.
where everyday realities like peer pressure, family issues, bul-
lies at school or low self-esteem cannot penetrate; a place of New Baby
comfort and creativity that reflects and encourages their own An infant’s room needs to be soft and soothing, so a baby
positive intentions and beliefs, values, goals and dreams for can adjust to the “less-cushioned” life outside the womb,
life,” elaborates Kellee Katillac, author of Kids’ Sacred Places: note Laura Forbes Carlin and Alison Forbes, authors of The
Rooms for Believing and Belonging. She advises that no matter Peaceful Nursery. Babies are stimulated enough by modern
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