The Bedroom Environment

Activities

Reading books

Dressing and Undressing

Hanging up clothes

Folding clothes

Making the bed

Activities placed on low shelves

Putting soiled clothes in laundry basket

Setting Up the Environment

One of the most important and personal environments for your child is his bedroom. It is just that, his. Everything in your child’s bedroom should be purposeful, useable, and his. In addition, his bedroom should be structured, safe, warm, inviting, real, simplistic, clean, beautiful, orderly, and uncluttered. The bedroom should be designed for maximum independence. Independence refers to your child’s natural need and desire to do for himself and yet not be separate from you or others. His bedroom should include, child sized furniture, such as a small, low bed, low hooks, low clothes hanging rods, drawers and baskets, and low shelves for clothes, work, and toys. His bedroom should reflect his natural personality and current interests, not the latest trends or parents interests. Respecting his space by knocking first before entering is important for the child to feel ownership of his room. Most of all, his room must be safe and peaceful.

Suggested Items

Low shelves for works and toys

Family pictures hung low

Low child size table and chairs

Space for the child to hang artwork

Wastebasket

Low hooks for personal items

Face Clock

Low clothes rods

Low bed

Tissues

Laundry basket

Vase of flowers

Low chest of drawers/baskets for personal items or clothes