| There is no doubt that raising children requires a lot | | | | there the positive energy can become stuck and |
| of the life aspects that Feng Shui advocates and | | | | unable to assist the child. |
| encourages. You need wisdom, prosperity, and | | | | Where the little one's bed is placed is important as |
| definitely serenity to successfully get the little tikes | | | | well. The head of the bed should be placed on a solid |
| to adulthood. Of course, Feng Shui and children go | | | | wall. There shouldn't be a doorway or window on the |
| hand in hand as the little ones need encouragement in | | | | same wall. This is to stop chi from flowing out the |
| all of the life elements as well. It is a tremendous | | | | window or door. Another useful hint is to place the |
| benefit to young minds and hearts to start out life | | | | bed so that a person has room to walk on either |
| with a healthy dose of harmony. Parents have found | | | | side of it. It shouldn't be placed with the side to help |
| success with Feng Shui in aiding their children with | | | | with the balance of the child's life. Once again, it is |
| sleeping issues, health concerns, and educational | | | | vital for good energy to have the room to |
| obstacles. Arranging their homes and bedrooms to | | | | effectively flow throughout the room. As far as |
| reflect the ancient philosophy is a good start to a | | | | other potential bedroom décor goes, you will |
| peaceful, prosperous road. | | | | want to keep mirrors out of the room. If the child |
| The Chinese culture places a huge emphasis on the | | | | needs to see his or herself, they can always look in |
| importance of education. The way your child's study | | | | the bathroom. |
| area is laid out will make an enormous impact on how | | | | There are other aspects of a child's bedroom that |
| well they perform in school and types of grades they | | | | need to be addressed as well. In our Information |
| make. The child's desk should sit facing the doorway | | | | Age, it is common practice for electronic devices to |
| of the room. If a child's back is to the door, the | | | | be all over the house. In a child's bedroom, these |
| positive energy will have a harder time reaching the | | | | devices need to be used carefully. The |
| little one. A good way to activate positive chi in a | | | | electromagnetic frequencies put off by electronics |
| study environment is to place a crystal sphere in the | | | | are harmful to sleep patterns and can increase |
| main window of the room. While the crystal in the | | | | moodiness and aggression. To limit these effects |
| window is excellent, you don't want to place the | | | | make sure any computer monitor, alarm clock, and |
| child's seat in front of the window. This is very | | | | lamp is placed three to five feet away from the child. |
| distracting and their schoolwork will suffer for it. Keep | | | | Feng Shui and children are both natural things. These |
| any sharp objects or even pictures of sharp objects | | | | electronic inferences should be avoided whenever |
| out of the study area. They symbolize negative chi | | | | possible. |
| and your child certainly doesn't need that while trying | | | | Other décor comes into play in the Feng Shui |
| to learn. Implementing these Feng Shui and children | | | | and children combination. Parents should help their kids |
| educational practices can make a big difference in the | | | | choose the wall color in their bedrooms carefully. Bold, |
| wisdom life element. | | | | loud colors aren't good for a restful environment. It |
| Next to a child's study space, their bedrooms are | | | | may be necessary to compromise and use a muted, |
| where kids spend most of their time. It is important | | | | relaxed version of their favorite color. Younger |
| for this area to be arranged in the Feng Shui tradition | | | | children will benefit from images that are non violent |
| as well. Your first step should be to eliminate any | | | | and non-threatening. Cute animals and favorite |
| clutter in the room. It's not funny. Seriously, work | | | | cartoon characters are good choices. Older children |
| with your child to arrange their things in their room | | | | should be instructed to limit the number of posters |
| without the presence of treasures and trash all over | | | | they have on their walls that depict negative images |
| the place. The balance created in their room will | | | | of any kind. A child of any age will feel a part of the |
| improve the overall relationships within the family. | | | | family when they are alone with the addition of a |
| Make sure you don't overlook that handy space | | | | family photo placed near their beds. |
| under the beds. If there is a lot of stuff crammed in | | | | |