Tips of the week

A room that is decorated in vibrant colours with dashes of red, maroon, purple, mauve and peach on bedspreads, curtains, pictures, toys and rugs, will change the childs energy level.

Pictures of friendly and pleasant pictures of a group of penguins, dolphins, rabbits and birds of different kinds would be more appropriate than pictures of hostile figures of ferocious animals like lions, tigers, panthers and cheetahs.

The bed by no means should be placed in line with the bedroom door as the inflowing energy directly hits the child sleeping on it and is not Feng Shui friendly.

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Feng Shui rules should be followed while doing up a child's room. For children, it is best to choose rooms that are located in the eastern part of the house as the energy of the rising sun aids their growth.

Once they grow up and the space permits, they can be moved to the western part of the house, the logic being that the sun sets in the west and helps grown-ups to settle well in their lives.

Colour code

The colour combination in a child’s room has a major impact on them.

The best way is to check their elemental composition with the help of the four pillars of destiny and nourish them with colours accordingly.

The other way out is by seeing their outer personality. Usually you will find that many children are placid, lethargic and lazy and feel exhausted most of the time. This shows that they are loaded with the water element. An overdose of blue colour in their rooms will further aggravate their water element.

A room that is decorated in vibrant colours with dashes of red, maroon, purple, mauve and peach on bedspreads, curtains, pictures, toys and rugs, will change the childs energy level.

If your children are over-energetic, naughty, disobedient, restless and have a hot temper, then their anger and irritability should be calmed down by giving them a cool environment.

A well-balanced room with shades of blue will be a blessing for them.

Picture

You should take special care when deciding on the theme of your child’s room. Many children want pictures of animals painted on their walls.

One has to be careful about the choice of animals. Friendly and pleasant pictures of a group of penguins, dolphins, rabbits and birds of different kinds would be more appropriate than hostile figures of ferocious animals like lions, tigers, panthers and cheetahs.

Do not put up an abstract or a confusing image on the walls. Whatever the children are surrounded with should be meaningful to them.

Study time

Once they reach their teens, the surrounding environment should be a more realistic one. Now their priority changes from fairytales to educational world maps, inspirational quotations and role models.

The orientation of the study table becomes significant now as they start thinking of their career seriously.

Northeast is the sector for educational success. You can enhance the child’s education by placing an image of a god in the northeast of the study table and give him the assurance that any complicated formulae, which he finds difficult to memorise, can be placed in front of the god’s image or put up on the soft board. This area, apart from being connected with the mind, has god’s blessings in abundance.

Bed basics

After the study table, the next most important piece of furniture is the bed. Normally, parents get bunk beds made for their kids to provide them with more space to play around.

This is not encouraged by Feng Shui. First, the top bed works as a beam for the lower one and second, they prevent the child from expanding in life as these beds are built against the wall.

Again do not try to save space by having the study table below the bunk bed or by having play area above the desk. In both the cases, the pressure comes on the child studying below. Do not plan to place the bed in the centre of the room if the room happens to be a spacious one. This gives the feeling of floating in the room, which disturbs the child's mental and physical well being.

The bed by no means should be placed in line with the bedroom door as the inflowing energy directly hits the child sleeping on it. Moreover, it does not provide any kind of privacy as the bed remains totally visible and exposed in this kind of arrangement.

Ideally, the bed should be placed diagonal to the entrance with the headboard against a solid wall to provide children with complete privacy and a feeling of security.

Tip of the week : Display photos of your children in the western part of the room to strengthen and maintain a harmonious relationship between them.

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