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http://www.fridayschildmontessori.com/blog/setting-up-a-kids-bedroom/ We plan the bedroom for a baby carefully but the bedrooms of pre-schoolers tend to just evolve. It can be good to evaluate what is and isn’t in a preschooler’s bedroom.
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Setting Up A Kid’s Bedroom
When we’re expecting a new baby, we often spend a lot of time planning out the nursery and even decorating it – especially for a first
baby.
However, as you’ve probably noticed by now, they grow up so
fast and the things that suited the needs of a baby probably don’t
suit the needs of a preschool child as well.
And if you’re like most parents, life was probably a bit too hectic
through the toddler years to give much thought to room design and
layout in your child’s bedroom, and the room probably just evolved around your child.
However, as the weather changes and we go into a new season
that’s likely to bring a bit of rain along, this can be a good time of
year to re-evaluate how you organise your home, and one
room – a child’s bedroom – is a good project that isn’t too
overwhelming.
Of course, if you have moved house recently or are just about
to, you probably have the opportunity to think about where your child is at now and what he
or she needs.
So let’s dive on in and get started…
The bed is the most important part of the bedroom for obvious
reasons.
It’s so much easier to get out of bed and go to the loo in the
middle of the night if you don’t have to climb over high sides.
A lot of preschool children still wet the bed at night – they say 1 in
500 children don’t outgrow it until their teens – so position the bed so
you can get to both sides reasonably easily to tuck sheets
and blankets in.
Even with overnight nappies, you will still be changing sheets more frequently than otherwise, so you
may as well make this chore easier.
Clothes storage.
One of the self-care things we encourage through
Montessori education is getting dressed.
This means that you need to provide some easy-access storage
for your child so he or she can choose clothes quickly and easily
in the mornings without scrambling around with high rails
in wardrobes or high shelves.
While children are small, the clothes they need can fit easily into the drawers in one of these dressers, with little need for any
other storage space.
Put good clothes that you don’t want worn daily on hangers in the
wardrobe.
Toy storage
Don’t go for the traditional toybox. These get so muddled and
disorganised, and they can be a bit of a hazard with that lid coming
down on small fingers.
Go for something involving pigeonholes or cubbyholes with
lots of smallish compartments that can fit one set of toys in each
compartment. Stacking boxes also work.
A place to sit.
Where else are you going to sit for the bedtime story? Try a comfy
chair or maybe a blanket box that stores things that aren’t in
everyday use.
A lamp.
Having the lighting low in the evening helps soothe children and
get them ready for sleep. Place the lamp by the chair to get good
lighting for bedtime stories.
Curtains
A must, as rooms need to be dimly lit at night for good sleep.
Opening the curtains in the morning and closing them at night
make a sort of ritual pattern to mark the start and end of the day.
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