be removed or closed when not in use. Mount an extra table on the wall to be dropped down as needed, like old ironing boards did. “There are never enough tables,” says Butler, “so find clever ways to create them and teach the kids to clear them while waiting in anticipation of the next project.”
show their works on walls and refrig- erator doors. We assume, I suppose, that children are just learning motor coordination and alphabets,” comments Thomas Moore in his classic Care of the Soul. “But maybe they are doing something more fundamental: finding forms that reflect what is going on in their souls.” Mimi Doe, publisher of the online
magazine
SpiritualParenting.com, agrees. “Allow your child’s room to be a safe base for soulful exploration,” she counsels. “Give him a choice in color, fabric, and furniture. Allow her to deco- rate the door with silver paint, if she so desires, or collage her closet with images she loves, cut from magazines.” “Children are far more concerned
with what they can make than with be- ing neat,” observes Katillac. “Like magpie nests, their rooms are typically a collec- tion of favorite things—baubles, souve- nirs, picture of their heroes: scientists, superheroes, athletes, musicians and movie stars. They collect stamps, dolls, rocket ships, planetary models, horse statues, records and books. Ant farms and musical instruments sit side-by-side.” Over time, however, all those
dinosaurs, pretty rocks and doll clothes can pile up. More and more stuff can crowd a room and seem chaotic, so a good storage system is a must. Closet systems, bookcases, toy chests, bulletin boards and shelving can help corral kids’ collections and art projects. “Kids like structure, although they would never ask for it, so giving it to them in their room is a real gift,” says Butler. She suggests making an art proj-
ect space out of a closet or a corner space in the room. “Keep it set up so it encourages art to be happening at any moment.” For example, the door can
Pre-teen From junior high through high school, privacy and respite become crucial for children weathering the turbulent ado- lescent years. Doe suggests that “If your child wants a cozy, private, snug nest, suspend sheets from the ceiling on all four sides of the child’s bed. Purchase curtain rods from the hardware store that screw into the ceiling; sew tabs on the sheets and hang them up for a low cost, royal canopy bed. If two or more kids share a room, ensure that each has privacy—bookcases or rice paper pan- els to divide the space is one solution.” Adolescents also need as much free- dom as possible to change room colors and posters, arrangement of furnishings and even bedding, in order to reflect their growing individuality. Thus, their room becomes a welcome respite from the peer pressure to be just like every- one else.
Judith Fertig is a freelance lifestyle writer in Overland Park, KS; for more, see
AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.
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