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Easy tips to feng shui your child’s bedroom
BY DANIELLE SULLIVAN
A new year is a good time to make positive
change, whether in our own personal
lives, our minds, our bodies, or our
homes. Your home refl ects your inner
spiritual life. You’ve heard it before.
While all of our homes can get a little
messy with small feet scampering about,
there is a diff erence between the mess
that results from a playdate vs. starring in
an episode of “Hoarders.” Even when our
homes are not in a state of disarray, there
are still ways to improve the peacefulness
in a living space. Practicing the ancient
Chinese art of feng shui allows us to align
our minds and usher tranquility, abundance,
and serenity into our homes and
hearts … and it doesn’t stop with your
living room.
Th e design and decor of a child’s room
can help promote better sleep and a sense
of harmony within themselves. It is this
positive fl ow of energy, also known as qi
(or ch’i) that works so beautifully when
not pushed out by a mound of mismatched
Legos and headless dolls.
Here are some tips to balance your
child’s qi:
1. Place the bed in the
farthest corner of the
room, facing the door
It’s a power of position so whenever
the door is opened, your child can see
who is coming in, without having a door
opened above their heads (from a powerless
position).
2. Paint the room a soothing
and bright, yet calming color
Color scheme can make a big diff erence.
Soft calming colors with coordinating
storage units for the books and toys
can help reduce the “visual clutter.” Th e
less visual clutter, the more calming the
room.
Pick plain patterns over busy designs.
Th ink earth tones, rather neon, but let
your child’s personality shine through.
Have your child take part in the creative
process, because she knows herself better
than anyone else.
3. Set up a system so the
room can stay tidy
Off er several bins, baskets, or other creatively
designed storage options for easy
clean-up. If you want your child to be able
to pick out or put away his own clothing,
it needs to be at a height that he can reach,
and organized in a simple, easy-to-follow
order, such as pants in one drawer, shirts
in another.
Little kids will not distinguish between
a “sweater drawer” versus the pile of
short-sleeve shirts. Just put all shirts in
one drawer, and only enough for them to
choose from on a daily basis. Th e more
you stuff in a drawer (or any space) the
more opportunity for disorder.
Same is true with toys. Bins are easy
for kids to get toys in and out of. Keep it
simple: cars and trucks in one, books in
another, balls in another.
4. Make sure fresh
air fl ows freely
A child’s bedroom should have plentiful
air fl owing in from the window in nice
weather. When it’s too cold, off er an air
purifi er to ensure that fresh air is always
circulating.
By instituting these simple feng shui
tips into your child’s bedroom, you will
help balance her harmonious feelings and
keep away negativity and unbalance. Th e
more tranquility in a home, the better,
especially during those terrible twos and
turbulent teen years.
Danielle Sullivan is a writer living in
New York City. Follow her on Instagram
Th is story was fi rst published on New
York Parenting, nyparenting.com, a sister
publication of Th e Queens Courier.
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