* Collaborative post
Every parent knows
the struggle of creating the perfect bedroom for their child - what theme
to go for, how to make the most of space and all those finishing touches. We’re
all going to design different rooms for our kids, but there are a few things
that each and every one of us needs to include.
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Carpet Flooring
The first thing is
pretty straightforward, you need carpet flooring. Maybe when they get older,
and I’m talking teenage years here, they can have a little redecoration and get
some nice hardwood floor if they’re feeling stylish. But, while they’re tiny, you
need carpet as a safety feature. If a small child falls over on carpeted floor, there’s far less chance of a
serious injury compared to if they did it on a hard one. It’s really that
simple, you need carpet flooring in your child’s room to keep them safe and
help prevent injuries.
Something Educational
The final thing you
need to have in any child’s bedroom is something educational. Now, that may
sound broad but bear with me. You need to have something in your room that can
teach your child something. Typically, the easiest way to do this is with
fun wall posters. When I was little, my parents
put up a big maths poster on the wall that had all the different times tables
on it.
Child-Safe Furniture
I’m sure a lot of you
have seen videos online of different pieces of furniture almost falling on top
of small children. In fact, I remember a video last year where a chest of
drawers fell on a small boy, and his twin brother saved him by moving him free.
The fact is, kids are
adventurous, curious beings, and there’s no stopping them from climbing up
furniture or pulling at it from time to time. So, you want to ensure all the
furniture in your kid's rooms is safe. To do this, you can simply bolt them to
the walls/floor to stop them tipping over. I’d also recommend getting a few
safety ties that can tie around handles or drawers to stop them from pulling
them open. Drawers are especially dangerous as a child can accidentally pull
one out completely. So, ensure that the drawer slides are nice and secure too.
You can get things
like soft close drawer slides which are hard to
pull out completely, but also don’t make a sound when they’re closed. As your
child gets older and you trust them to open drawers themselves, they won’t
cause a racket by slamming them noisily!
The
alphabet is another great example of a poster; Ethan has an alphabet one which
he likes to look at and read from. Getting young children looking at letters
and words as much as possible can really help them develop their speech and
letter recognition. Believe it or not, but a large part of your child’s
education can stem from a poster in their bedroom.
If you include these
three things in your child’s room, then you tackle two key things; safety and
education. Their room will be a lot safer, and they can get a head start on
their education too.
What other must-haves do you have? Ethan would say 100's of stuffed toys...!
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