Some parents seem surprised to learn that even young children have definite ideas about how they want their private spaces to look. Below are 5 questions parents should ask their children before decorating this room of the house.
Eight-year-old Jessi has always known just what she wanted in décor. Her mom said she knew it wouldn’t be easy when, as a two-year-old, Jessi burst into tears when her mom changed her bedroom border to bunnies dancing as ballerinas.
Q: "What don’t you like about your room?"
Jessi: “I don’t like the pink bows on my furniture and I don’t like pink! Also, I don’t have enough storage for all of my books and toys.”
Q: "What would you change in your room?"
Jessi: “I would first get rid of the big bed. Then I would put bunk beds with a rail around the top bed and drawers under the bottom bed. I would also hang curtains around the bottom bed so I will have a place for my dolls to sleep.
Next I would paint the bottom of my walls green, but leave the blue and white clouds on top. I would want blue and green covers for the beds with lots of stars on them. No curtains at the window, just blinds. No doors on the closet because it gives me more room. No carpet; I like wood floors, but a rug in the middle is okay.”
Q: "What would you like Mom to do different if you could change your room décor?"
A: “Ask me what I want and let me help pick everything.”
These two examples show communication and compromise can make decorating a child’s room a pleasant experience for both the parents and children.
- Would you like to help decorate your bedroom?
- What are your favorite colors?
- Is their anything you would like to change in your bedroom now?
- Describe your dream bedroom!
- Do you wish we had asked you what you wanted before?
Eight-year-old Jessi has always known just what she wanted in décor. Her mom said she knew it wouldn’t be easy when, as a two-year-old, Jessi burst into tears when her mom changed her bedroom border to bunnies dancing as ballerinas.
Q: "What don’t you like about your room?"
Jessi: “I don’t like the pink bows on my furniture and I don’t like pink! Also, I don’t have enough storage for all of my books and toys.”
Q: "What would you change in your room?"
Jessi: “I would first get rid of the big bed. Then I would put bunk beds with a rail around the top bed and drawers under the bottom bed. I would also hang curtains around the bottom bed so I will have a place for my dolls to sleep.
Next I would paint the bottom of my walls green, but leave the blue and white clouds on top. I would want blue and green covers for the beds with lots of stars on them. No curtains at the window, just blinds. No doors on the closet because it gives me more room. No carpet; I like wood floors, but a rug in the middle is okay.”
Q: "What would you like Mom to do different if you could change your room décor?"
A: “Ask me what I want and let me help pick everything.”
These two examples show communication and compromise can make decorating a child’s room a pleasant experience for both the parents and children.
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