children bedroom door signs | Childs Bedroom Design

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children bedroom door signs | Childs Bedroom Design

Child psychologists say that children need to have their own personal sanctuary—a place that they can call their own. While this doesn’t mean that they should get their own apartment (they can’t even reach the kitchen counter, much less make their own meals), they should have a place in the house where they can escape. This is their “private space”, where they feel safe and can retreat to if they need to be alone.Why is this so important? According to child psychologists, from the age of one, children already begin coming to terms with their sense of self: I am a separate person, different from Mommy and Daddy and the world. They start to develop their independence (even if it means saying no to everything you say). They explore their skills and test their limits, gaining satisfaction from every task they accomplish: “Look what I did!”A room (or playhouse) of one’s ownParents can give children a special Playhouse—literally a space that’s completely theirs, where they can close the door and pretend that they are in their own beautiful world. They can retreat to their playhouse whenever they want quiet time, even choose to nap here if they like. The fact that they have the freedom to do this anytime they please, and that this is their house and not Mommy’s or Daddy’s, gives an immeasurable boost to their self-esteem. “I have control over my world. I have a safe place to go to whenever I need to.”But playhouses are not just retreats; they are the stage for children’s wonderful imaginings. They can cart their favorite dolls and stuffed animals with them, and suddenly they’re kings and queens of their magical kingdom, or even the Mommy and Daddy of a unique family. You can even give them kitchen sets or let them “cook” with clay food (or a small box of real cereals which they can mix with plastic spoons). Boys need playhouses, tooWhile houses were traditionally thought to be a girl’s toy, mainly because of they’re

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