When your child is in that awkward stage, not quite small anymore, yet not a teenager, they may want their room to look a little more grown up.
Although they may not want to leave everything they loved in childhood behind, now is the time where their tastes may start changing and developing.
To show your support for their growth as people, you might want to consider helping them to redecorate their bedroom.
Style of Bed
Certain types of bed frames can look more ‘grown up’ than others, and this may mean that your child no longer cherishes the bed that saw them through their earlier years. When it comes to purchasing a new frame, you may want to look at a wide range of children’s beds, to help you and your child to get some inspiration, before making a final decision. Using this time, you might be able to incorporate other ideas in as well, such as a bed that has storage attached, for your child to keep their clothes, toys, and books, or even one with a built-in desk, so that they can maintain their studies from the comfort of their own bedroom. You may also want to consider the space it will fill, especially if your pre-teen has to share a bedroom with a sibling, which means that some level of compromise may be required.
Neutral Colours
While your child may love bold colours now, there is no guarantee that they will continue adoring those same shades as they get older. Rather than spending time, and money, on continuously repainting or wallpapering your child’s bedroom, you could instead opt for neutral colours throughout. Although this may make the walls look fairly bland, it does give your child the opportunity to temporarily decorate it as they see fit. This can be done through the use of banners, tapestries, frames, and even posters. You might want to consider the ways in which you hang or arrange these items, as nails, or even Blu Tack, can cause damage to the paintwork and plaster. However, it does mean the items can be changed, or the walls fixed, a little easier than if you had to paint an entire room. Posters and images of favourite characters could also simply be swapped out for your child’s favourite music artist or movie star, limiting the damage to one place.
Promote Safety
Even though your child may be able to keep themselves relatively safe now, you may still not want to increase risks. Some older pre-teens, teenagers, and even adults still appreciate the use of a night light to help them navigate in the dark. Likewise, you may want to keep restrictors on the windows, so that your child is at less risk of falls or injury that can occur, particularly from windows that open wide, with a large gap in between.
Giving your child the space to grow as a person can help them to feel acknowledged and supported. By helping them to decorate their bedroom into something that they love, but that is within your budget, they may greatly appreciate time spent in the home.
