Your application of the many tips in the Quiet Night, Happy Night series will be most successful if you first consider the bedroom. These excerpts were originally from Kid-Friendly Bedroom, which was part of the Child-Friendly House series.
Spend some time sitting in your child’s room and looking at it through the child’s perspective. Apply these [...]
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Lowering the Child’s Bedroom
Guide to a child-friendly kitchen
My children are always clamoring to see what’s happening in the kitchen. Why? Because kitchens are inviting. And, my family happens to spend a lot of time in ours. Food is much more than just a practical need in our house. Both my husband and I enjoy the creative aspects of cooking and choose to [...]
Toys, toys everywhere!
Preparing your house for your child can initially seem daunting, but once the child is moving around and expressing curiosity, it becomes a natural, ongoing task. Why? The child’s needs and abilities are always changing and evolving, so the living space must represent that too.
Recently I have written about preparing the house for a child. [...]
Choosing Toys Wisely
The subject of toys is thick with cultural and emotional nuances. There is a modern day approach to toys that is in stark contrast with previous generations, whose primary wish for their children was that they develop character and discipline. Today, the wish for parents is that their children be happy. In constant pursuit of [...]