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Pick Your Child’s Furniture

By: Azlan
 

It’s a common dilemma; enhancing a toddler nursery with the appropriate child furniture. Your child has advanced beyond teddy bears and pastel decorations, and is all set for a theme that looks more “mature" but still retains that sense of innocence. You also like child furniture that’s as sensible as it is cute. After all, your child’s grown more lively and inquisitive. He loves to play, read, and occasionally subject his toys to the loud banging and kicking.

Design – The first step is to decide on a theme. Look at your child’s personality and personal preferences. Does he adore cars or animals, cowboys or aliens? Is she spellbound with fairy tales or stories of jungle safaris? If you’re not certain, then narrow the choices to two and let your child pick – the room becomes more special if he helped to arrange it.

Functionality – When buying child furniture, check functionality and design. The stools should be sturdy, and use non-leaded paint. Look for surfaces that are trouble-free to clean and have rounded corners. Desks should have an adequate amount of room to accommodate paper and crayons, tea sets or books. After all, this is your child’s “work space". Particular incentives are ledges or storage space where you can store small boxes for art materials, puzzle pieces and other knick knacks.

Safety – The benefit of purchasing specialty children’s furniture is that you’re just about reassured that they have coped with safety rules and are built for a child’s proportions (at least he won’t tip over as he tries to scramble up a chair!). And naturally, the nice-looking design encourages the child to sit and play. This is his table, his chair, and for toddlers, that awareness of ownership is an immense factor in establishing self-esteem. He is growing more independent, and the role of parents is to provide just enough freedom in secure surroundings – like a room where everything is child-friendly. Here he can be left alone for hours, learning to play independently and explore on his own, without mum perpetually worried that he’ll break something (or his neck). That alone makes investing in specialty child’s furniture advisable.

Tables and chairs encourage your child to spend hours drawing, writing, reading, or engaging in pretend play. This set will serve as the stage for your child’s imagination. With no table or chair, your child will be constrained to do these activities on the floor, while hunched over, or lying on his stomach. This is tiring and ultimately bad for his posture.

Book cases will promote a child’s love for learning, so books must be kept accessible. He should be able to snap up a book when he wishes to, and then put the book back himself (unless you want to acquire the habit of cleaning up after him each time!)

Toy storage is important if you want to avoid toys becoming misplaced or damaged if they are left haphazardly on the floor. The best toy storage should have different compartments to separate the assorted items in his ever-growing collection. Instructing your child to sort out toys (stuffed animals on one shelf, blocks on another) also aids him in building up abstract thinking.

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Alan Parkins is a researcher and writer working for www.basichomedecor.com, where you can get all the best children’s furniture at the best prices. Visit us for all your furniture and decor needs.

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