How to organize a sleeping place for a child. Feng Shui tips.

Bed, perhaps the most important element of the nursery. After all, the child’s health and mood depend on the organization of the sleeping place, whether he will be cheerful, energetic or, conversely, lethargic and restless. The crib should give the baby a feeling of security and peace. To create such an atmosphere, you need to position it correctly and create a calm, peaceful environment in the sleep area. There are many subtleties to this in Feng Shui.

It doesn't matter which crib model you choose. But there are several requirements for a children's bed that are important to consider.

Firstly, the bed must have a backrest, and a solid one at that. Semicircular and rectangular backs are considered favorable, while beveled, wavy, lattice, triangular, copper and twig backs are considered unfavorable.

Secondly, the bed should not be too narrow. Children spin around in their sleep, and if the bed is narrow, the child may fall out of it.

Third, Do not buy round beds or beds on wheels for children: such beds symbolize instability, and the child will grow up nervous and restless.

Position the crib so that the baby, lying on it, can see those entering the room. The best bed positions are: near the side wall, with the head of the bed against the wall and diagonally across the room.

Under no circumstances should you place the bed directly opposite the door: positioning your feet towards the door in a dream is associated with death (remember the expression “carrying it forward with your feet”).

If the layout of the room does not allow a different position, make sure that the bed has a high enough headboard on the side of the legs, or separate the bed from the door using a screen, furniture or a row of plants on stands: the main thing is that the improvised fence is higher than the level of the bed.

The same should be done if the bed is positioned with the foot or head of the bed facing the window. The position of the bed along the same wall as the toilet is also not conducive to good sleep: the toilet is a powerful source of negative energy. In this case, the bed must be moved away from the wall by at least half a meter.

As a child, my bed stood like this for a long time, and I slept on it disgustingly: I couldn’t fall asleep, or I had nightmares. My parents knew nothing about Feng Shui; at that time such books had not yet been published, so they could not help me. And you know, which means you can help your children! Remember the main rule: if a child does not sleep well in his crib and constantly runs over to you at night, then a rearrangement is required.

The position during sleep is of decisive importance for the baby's well-being. Therefore, this issue needs to be taken seriously. If he sleeps with his head in the right direction, he will not have health problems, his sleep will be sound and healthy, and his dreams will be light and pleasant. Otherwise, the baby will suffer from insomnia, fears, nightmares or illness.

The ideal position is to head north, since in this case the person finds himself lying along the magnetic lines of the Earth. This position promotes peace, good health and rapid healing from illnesses.

It is good to sleep with your head facing east, following the course of the celestial bodies. Since ancient times, the East has been associated with growth, development, flourishing; it is the center of the mind and mental forces. Therefore, the energies of this direction are beneficial for the baby. And in the summer heat, this position gives a feeling of coolness.

Sleeping with your head to the west increases sensitivity, makes the child more emotional and sensitive. This is an ideal position for creatively gifted children.

But if a child’s head is turned to the south in a dream, he will most likely sleep poorly and get sick often. If it is impossible to change the position during sleep (for example, the child ends up lying with his feet towards the door), attach a small mirror at the child’s head, on the outside of the headboard, with its reflective surface facing south: this will soften the adverse effect.

When choosing a direction for sleep, you can also be guided by the favorable and unfavorable directions of your child.

It is important not only the position of the bed relative to the front door and the direction in which the baby sleeps, but also in which direction of the world it is located. It happens that some sector of the room is not energetically suitable for a particular child. In such a place, he does not recover, experiences severe discomfort and, as a result, begins to behave as “difficult”. This is how he shows you that he feels bad and doesn’t know how to solve this problem. In this case, try to rearrange the room, guided by favorable and unfavorable directions. In Feng Shui, it is believed that these directions begin to work from the age of 10, but who knows, maybe your baby is an exception to this rule. Let him take part in the rearrangements and choose his own place to sleep. Children feel energy fields and pick up intuition signals better than adults, so the place indicated by the child is most likely to be successful.

How to create good conditions for a child to sleep in a children's room

Six “NOTs” for children

So that during sleep baby really rested and gained strength, it is not enough to position the bed correctly and put his head in the right direction. Other furnishings also play their role - and no less significant. Some things create tension and do not allow the baby to relax: they should be removed from the sleep area. There are several taboos related to the nursery.

1. There should be no mirrors near the crib. Difficulty falling asleep, nightmares, fears - the cause of all these ailments can be the presence of a mirror in the sleep area. A mirror, if there is one in the nursery, should be positioned so that the bed is not reflected in it: when a baby sees himself in the mirror, he may get scared when he is asleep. In general, anything that has a reflective surface should be kept away from the crib. Even a TV can cause harm. If you have one in your child's room, be sure to cover the screen at night.

2. The space under the bed should remain free. Do not put boxes, suitcases, books, or toys there. You shouldn't even put a chamber pot there. Any thing under the bed creates stagnant energy, the harmful effects of which the baby will be exposed to during sleep.

3. There should also be nothing above the headboard: no pictures, no lamps, no mirrors, no cabinets, no shelves. They will disturb the child while sleeping. This also applies to built-in furniture that forms hollow spaces. Hollow spaces emit negative energy onto the sleeper, putting pressure on his head and throat. And this is a guarantee of restless sleep and nervous disorders. Please note that some children's sets are poorly planned: in order to save space, the crib is built into a shelving unit or a furniture wall, and shelves or a closet hang over the baby's sleeping area. Avoid such furniture. Even a child with a stable psyche can develop a phobia due to an unconscious fear of being crushed. Such sets also do not provide room for maneuver when rearranging furniture. If it turns out that a given direction of sleep is not beneficial for the child, it is difficult to change it.

4. You cannot sleep under a ceiling beam or in a room with a sloping ceiling: these structures emit destructive energy that can cause serious harm to the baby’s health. For example, a beam running across the bed provokes diseases of those parts of the body over which it lies. If rearranging and changing rooms is not possible, the most effective solution would be a suspended ceiling. In this case, the beam will literally disappear. But it is not always possible to implement such a project. An alternative solution is to “cover” the beam with creeping plants or a garland of small toys and rattles. Although this measure will not eliminate the energy load created by the beam, it will reduce the flow of destructive energy emitted by the edges of the beam. Another way is to hang a large wind chime with five hollow tubes on the beam. But this will only work in the east and southeast room. In other directions, the destructive energy of the beams will be destroyed by a pair of hollow bamboo sticks tied with red thread. The sticks are suspended from the ribs of the beam on both sides (two sticks on one side of the ribs and two on the other) with the holes down at an angle of 30-40 degrees to the beam. The red thread activates the conductive properties of the bamboo stem. Flowing through the stick, hostile energy comes out of it already transformed into positive energy.

5. Make sure that there are no sharp corners near the crib. Sharp corners emit streams of negative energy, called “poison arrows” in Feng Shui. Directed at the child, they prevent him from falling asleep and deprive him of energy, which later leads to various diseases.

“Poisonous arrows” emit sharp corners of furniture - cabinets, bedside tables, furniture arranged in an L-shape, wall protrusions, pointed objects. If these corners cannot be removed from the sleeping area in any way, “cover” them with a climbing plant (preferably an artificial one, since living plants near the bed at night will suck energy from the sleeping baby) or drape them. And it’s best to “hang” the corners with a garland of toys or bells.

6. It is advisable that there is no TV or computer in the nursery: these devices create harmful electromagnetic vortex flows. If you can’t remove them, at least unplug them from the socket at night.

Many modern families can afford a separate bedroom for a child. However, there is no need to rush to “move” your baby there. Now psychologists agree that for healthy mental, physical and psychological development, a child needs to sleep together with his mother. Therefore, it is advisable that, at least in the first six months to a year of the baby’s life, the crib is not used at “full capacity”, i.e. At night, it is better for the child to sleep next to his mother in the parent’s bed.

Although, of course, this makes it necessary to approach the choice of the location of the crib no less thoroughly. The main thing is to adhere to several important rules.

The baby crib should be located away from heating devices: stoves, heaters, etc., since the baby can easily overheat. Doctors even believe that it is better to overcool a child than to overheat. It is important to remember here that at temperatures below 18 C it is almost impossible to overheat a child, since excess heat is lost during breathing. If the temperature is above 22 C, it is easy to overheat a child, while it is not possible to overcool at such a temperature. The ideal temperature in the room where the crib is located is from 18 to 22 C.

It is better to immediately limit the possibility of contact with allergens: there should be no carpets with dust near the crib, which is almost impossible to completely remove from them; it is better to put books in glass cabinets. It has been proven that microbes with very unpleasant names can persist for a long time in sources of house dust: staphylococci, streptococci, salmonella, etc.

Of course, no tobacco smoke. If dad smokes on the balcony, and the exit to the balcony is just through the room where the baby sleeps, it is better to delicately ask dad to smoke on the staircase.

The room in which the baby will sleep should be well ventilated. Ideally, the room in which the crib will be located has access to a balcony. It is difficult to overestimate the role of fresh air. It is a hardening element, which increases resistance to colds. At the same time, sleeping in the fresh air perfectly calms the baby and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system.

There should be a lot of fresh air, but it is important that there are no drafts in the room where the crib is located. However, the problem can be easily solved by curtaining the side of the crib with thick fabric.

One of the most controversial issues is whether the room where the crib is located should be completely isolated from noise. Here it is impossible to say unequivocally which is better. Not because there are heated scientific debates around this, but because it is up to you and you to decide - after all, it is you who, having taught your child to sleep in complete silence, will suffer from this and walk on tiptoe for the rest of his life. If you do not isolate the child from all extraneous noise, and through sleep he hears calm voices and street noise, the child will get used to them, will not be scared and will be able to sleep peacefully, and you will be able to continue your household chores. But, of course, we are not talking about a screaming TV or radio. The location of the crib should be calm. By the way, read about the negative consequences of the situation when a child falls asleep watching TV in the section.

When thinking about the location of a crib, we must not forget about safety issues. There should be no sockets or live electrical appliances nearby. It is better not to hang wall decorations above the crib.

Some plants are natural air ionizers. For example, the well-known ficus and geranium have similar properties. It is very good if some of these representatives of the flora “live” in the room where the crib is located. However, make sure that your pets are non-toxic, such as begonia and oleander. It should also be taken into account that some plants, such as geranium, can cause allergic reactions.

Children's bed in the parents' bedroom

Bedroom design with a crib: how to place everything?

I want to remodel my bedroom. It is small, it contains our bed and a children’s bed, and two chests of drawers: a regular one and a changing room, and an armchair, and a coffee table, and a larger table on which there is a TV...

For the second week now I’ve been thinking about how to arrange everything so that it’s comfortable, and the children’s swings don’t stand in the middle of the room like the poplar on Plyushchikha))

In general, I searched and searched and found this article on this topic (maybe it will be just as useful for someone - I left all the links to the source site in the text as a thank you for the article):

Where to begin?

1. Consider future changes

Firstly, it must be remembered that a crib in the bedroom is a temporary phenomenon. After two or three years, the babies are moved either to a separate room or to a new bed. It is advisable to plan the bedroom design so that the newborn's crib is not a central element, in the absence of which the interior would lose its integrity.

If in the future there are no plans to move the child into a separate room (unfortunately, this is not always possible), in three years a redevelopment will still be required. At combining a bedroom with a nursery for an older child Clear zoning is necessary with a clear distinction between adult and children's areas. Consequently, very soon after the birth of the baby, there will be, if not a complete remodel with repairs, then at least a redesign with rearrangement. If this is exactly the prospect that awaits you, then, while preparing for the arrival of a newborn, immediately think about future redevelopment, ensuring that it can be easily implemented. Leave room for larger partitions and cribs, as well as for storing toys, a play area and an activity table.

2. Choose a place for an adult bed

First of all, you should decide on the location of the adult bed. Only after this you need to choose a place for the newborn's cradle.

Draw a room plan on a piece of paper, taking into account the size of the room. Measure the adult bed and find out the dimensions of the children's bed. Cradle sizes may vary: from 120 to 60 (this is the minimum) to 140 to 70. If the crib is combined with a chest of drawers and a changing table, its dimensions are correspondingly larger. These parameters need to be transferred to the plan on paper.

You need to decide which furniture arrangement will be optimal. It is advisable that near each of the sleeping places there is at least 70 cm of free space. A passage must be left to both sleeping areas of the adult bed.

“Try on” different options for the location of the parent bed in the drawing: across the room (for narrow bedrooms), along the room or diagonally. See which arrangement allows easy access to the sleeping areas and leaves space for a crib. Among all the possible options for arranging furniture, choose the most ergonomic, comfortable and safe for your baby.

Remember: - this solution is temporary, which means its location should be chosen after the optimal location for the adult bed has been found.

3. Choose a place for a crib

How to place a newborn's crib in the bedroom? The optimal place is considered to be in one of the corners. This area is called - "newborn's corner". In the corner the crib looks more protected. The child is as comfortable as possible here.

The crib should be positioned so that it is protected from bright sunlight and electric light, drafts, and cold air flows from the air conditioner. The location must be chosen so as not to hit the bed with doors and cabinet fronts. There should be no objects near the baby that could fall into the cradle. For example, placing an open shelving unit filled with books, vases and figurines near the crib is not the best idea. A child in a crib should not see the TV screen or computer monitor.

Corners are not the only possible location. The crib can be placed in the middle of the wall, across the room (narrow side to the wall) or even close to the center of the room. After all, you need to take into account all the factors, including: availability of free space, maximum security, unobstructed access to the crib.

Reflect in your plan different methods of arrangement and compare the pros and cons of each of these solutions.

Common ways to place cribs in the bedroom:

1. In the corner. As a rule, the cradle is placed across a cabinet or chest of drawers from an adult bed, if the width of the room allows.

2. Opposite the head of an adult bed. It is convenient because the child is always within sight of the parents. Subsequently, when there is no longer a need for a crib, you can install a cabinet or chest of drawers in this place, and hang a TV on top.

3. Close to an adult bed. This is an idea for co-sleeping enthusiasts. On the side adjacent to the parent's bed, the side of the crib is removed. The child is in his own bed, but sleeps with his parents. This creates comfort for successful feeding. However, this arrangement also has disadvantages: there is no passage to the second bed and difficulties with re-making the bed.

4. Select and decorate a newborn’s corner

Light zoning will not be superfluous: it will bring order to the interior, make the bedroom more comfortable, and the newborn’s corner cuter.

One way is to accent the part of the wall to which the crib is adjacent. This area can be covered with contrasting wallpaper or painted in a color different from the main shade of the walls. However, you also need to think about whether this accent area will be appropriate when the crib leaves the interior.

You can also highlight a newborn’s corner using decor. The walls near the crib are decorated with the following elements:

framed photographs (children’s photographs of the baby’s parents, as well as his grandparents, look very cute here)
letters spelling out the child's name
posters with funny children's stories
original wall art objects (for example, booties in a frame or a tiny dress on hangers)
paper garlands
shelves with soft toys
beautiful night light

Another way to highlight and separate the newborn’s area is to create a canopy. A canopy or canopy will protect the child from excessively bright light, insects, and drafts. The children's corner will be transformed: it will become gentle, touching, romantic.

Newborn crib in the bedroom: what else to think about when planning?

When decorating a bedroom combined with a nursery, adhere to traditional principles of compatibility. So, if the parent’s bed, cabinets and cabinets are designed in white, then let the “cradle” be white, harmoniously interwoven into the overall picture. However, the crib can also be accent - for example, blue, pink, green. It can be supported by other elements: drapery on the window, lamps

Experts in the field of psychology have come to a consensus that for the development of healthy mental and physical development of an infant, he needs to sleep together with his mother. In their opinion, at least for the first six months of life, the baby should preferably sleep next to his parents in the same bed.

After the first six months or a year, you already need to think thoroughly about how to properly place a crib in the room? And no matter how it is put, the basic rules still exist?

Basic rules for the placement of a child's bed

1. The baby's bed should not be placed next to heating devices, so as not to overheat the baby. The room should be thoroughly ventilated; the ideal temperature is considered to be from 18 to 22 C.

2. If the child has carpet and a lot of books, it is advisable to do wet cleaning every day so that the child does not breathe dust.

3 . If there are smokers in the family, and there is a balcony in the room where the baby sleeps, it is still better to smoke outside or on the staircase.

A few words about the canopy for a crib

But how to put a canopy on a crib? Before purchasing a canopy, consult the seller about installation details. Most of them are very easy to assemble and do not require special skills, and instructions will come to the rescue. When a canopy is installed on the crib, the child hears less extraneous sounds and there is a risk of teaching him to silence. In addition, it needs to be washed almost every 2-3 weeks, since dust settles on it and the child breathes it. Think about whether it is needed in principle.

We arrange a crib according to Feng Shui

Let's return to the question, where is it better to put a crib so that the child is most comfortable and calm in it? Consider the location; from a safety point of view, there should be no electrical appliances or sockets nearby. Hang children's pictures and photographs of the child on the wall. It would be nice if the room is decorated with indoor plants, for example, ficus or geranium; they will serve as good natural air ionizers. Now about how to place a crib according to Feng Shui? A child's sleeping place should give him a feeling of security and comfort. To do this, you need to know how to properly place a crib and create a calm environment according to Feng Shui, especially when it comes to...

Feng Shui rules

1. The bed must have a headboard, but it must be solid! Rectangular backs are considered favorable, but wavy and lattice backs are considered unfavorable.

2. A child's bed should not be narrow, and cribs on wheels symbolize instability. It is believed that children sleeping in such beds will be more restless.

3. Do not place the crib opposite the front door; the best location is near the side wall.

How to place a crib in your parents' bedroom

Let's talk in more detail about where to put the crib if it is located in the parents' bedroom?
If there is a mirror in the room, it should be placed away from the crib, otherwise the child may have difficulty falling asleep and night terrors. In general, anything that has a reflective surface should be kept away from the bed. If there is a TV in the room, it is better to cover the screen with a cloth at night. Do not store any things under the bed, not even a potty, as this creates stagnant energy during sleep.

So, where to put a children's bed in the parents' bedroom, advice from designers.
Do not forget that the bed in your room is a temporary phenomenon, for a maximum of three years, so it is advisable to plan the design so that it is not a central element, in the absence of which something will be missing in the interior... Where to put a crib in a one-room apartment, so to avoid the influence of negative energy.

If the apartment is one-room...

It is advisable that there is no TV or computer in the room where the baby sleeps. But since this is impossible in a one-room apartment, at least unplug the plug from the socket at night. When there is only one room in the apartment, the question of where to put a crib in a one-room apartment is not difficult to answer - near the parents’ bed.

Follow the important “don’ts” rules and everything will be fine for you and your baby!

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Sometimes it is very important to place a crib in the parent's room, because a small child does not want to be left to sleep in his room alone. The parent's bedroom, in which the crib is installed, must certainly be spacious, with sufficient natural light, and ventilated. It is imperative to equip a play area for the child in the bedroom so that he feels very comfortable in the room and it becomes functional. Additionally, in the bedroom you need to put a changing table, a chest of drawers designed for children's things, but if it is not possible to place a chest of drawers or a closet, then you can simply purchase a bed for a child with drawers.

Every family eagerly awaits the birth of a child, and young parents try not only to purchase all the necessary things for the baby, but also try to arrange the baby’s room in the best possible way. However, initially the baby’s crib is located in the parents’ bedroom, so you definitely need to carefully think through and implement the design of the bedroom to make it look interesting and unique.

You need to arrange a bedroom with a crib so that it is:

Functional;
Stylish;
Contributed to the comprehensive development of the child.

At the same time, you definitely need to think through all the details and make sure that the child has everything he needs in the first year of life. If there is a crib in the parent's bedroom, then the room must be bright and spacious. It is imperative that there is enough natural light and fresh air. Do not clutter up the free space with a large amount of furniture, and also do not use heavy curtains, carpets and other massive decorative items. In a bedroom with a crib, everything must be in harmony with each other.

Important! Newborn children feel very calm and confident in the bedroom with their parents, and also get used to the nursery much faster.

Modern children's beds with a pull-out bed

Many people are faced with the problem of small-sized apartments where they need to place a lot of furniture, so every year more and more modern functional options appear. Therefore, beds with the required pull-out bed, which are ideal for a small room, are considered a rather interesting option. Such a functional bed will be a truly ideal solution if there are two small children in the family.

When choosing such a bed, you should pay attention to:

Wood quality;
The presence of small sides;
Durability and reliability of the design.

A children's bed with a roll-out extra bed is ideal for a family with two children who live in one small room. A bed with a pull-out bed will be an ideal option for one child, because an additional bed can become a play area for the child. For small and narrow beds, the ideal solution would be a pull-out bed that is mounted in a closet or other interior items. Such furniture options will help to perfectly furnish a small room without cluttering it with massive interior items.

How to put a crib in the bedroom: furniture features

Sleeping together between a baby and his parents in the same room has a good effect on the baby’s psyche, so before the birth of a child you need to think about the location of the crib in the same bedroom of the parents.

To be able to place a baby’s crib in the bedroom, the interior of the room must be:

Calm;
Light;
Made in soft warm shades.

It is very important that the layout of the room allows the baby's lullaby to be placed next to the parent's bed, because in this way it will be possible to ensure easier feeding at night and the baby will feel more relaxed. When choosing a crib, you need to be very responsible about its convenience and safety for the baby. In this case, a very good option would be the Victoria bed, which is equipped with an additional comfortable cradle where the baby can sleep in the first months of life. It is very comfortable and functional, and the baby will thus be completely safe, and parents will not have to worry during daytime and nighttime sleep.

Functional children's beds with an extra bed

Many people are faced with the problem of small rooms in which they need to place a large amount of furniture and still have a lot of free space. If there are two children living in the room, and there is simply nowhere to put a second bed, then a good option would be a children's bed with the required additional sleeping space, the folded size of which is 160x80 centimeters. Like any other furniture, a bed with the required additional pull-out space has its own specific features and characteristics.

When choosing this option you need to consider:

Bed size when unfolded;
The location of the rest of the furniture;
Ease of use of the design.

When choosing a bed with the required additional pull-out space, you need to take into account the stylistic decision of this room, because it should fit perfectly into the interior. Such furniture must be in harmony with the rest of the interior. For a classic style, furniture in restrained colors with a beautiful carved back and legs is perfect. If the room is decorated in a minimalist style, then a bed in a simple design in calm shades would be a good option.

If the room is not large, then you can purchase modular furniture along with a pull-out bed. The arrangement of such furniture can be absolutely any, and it is also possible to combine various options. Such kits can be purchased in whole or in part.

Exquisite children's bedrooms with bunk beds

Using a bunk bed with sides can solve the lack of free space in the room. This is a very convenient furniture option if two children live in the room.

Such beds can be:

Original;
Stylish;
Unusual.

When choosing a bed for a child, it is worth remembering that it should not only be very beautiful, but also safe so that the baby’s sleep is calm and serene. A bunk bed should be selected taking into account the age of the children and their needs.

Such furniture is selected for children over three years of age. Such models are designed for a long service life, literally until adolescence. This type of bed helps to use the free space of the room more efficiently and arrange a lot more furniture.

In addition, some models can be equipped with special drawers for bed linen, which is very convenient, because you can replace a full-fledged chest of drawers.

When arranging a children's room, it is important to select furniture that will be quite comfortable, functional and stylish. In addition, it should fit perfectly into the style of the room and be combined with other interior items.

Small parents' bedroom with crib(video)

Furniture for arranging a children's corner in a shared bedroom must be selected very wisely, so that it is not only very comfortable, safe, functional, but also perfectly suits the stylistic solution and is in perfect harmony with the rest of the interior.