Six Year Old’s Room

Age six is a special age for many kids and parents. This is the time in a child’s life when they are just about to enter grade school. This can be a big transitional age where your little kid wants to be like the big kids. There are some challenges involved, but you can help your six year old feel older and more self confident while you have fun together.
Changing little things around the house can help your six year old feel grown up. Give them special tasks to help you with. Now that they are big enough, they can help you to cook and serve food at dinnertime. This helps them to feel responsible without making chores feel like punishment. Let them do things that you would not allow before. Let them do little things, like throw clothes in the washer, pour the laundry detergent and fold the towels, or even their own clothes from the dryer.
Putting away their own clothes can even be fun if you have an organized six year old room. You may need to go through and get rid of some of those younger toys that your six year old may have outgrown. Make a special place for their favorite clothes. Around this age, many kids will start choosing special articles of clothing that they hold dear. If you make a special place for these articles, then you reinforce that you stand behind their personal choices. Building self esteem in this special way is very effective. You can even get your child their own little laundry basket and keep their clothes separate.
Hanging clothes can be really fun for kids this age. Most closets have a hanging bar high up where your child may not have ever been able to reach it before. Move the bar down within reach, or give them a special ladder to climb to hang their clothes. Most kids love the ladder because they feel so privileged and grown up knowing that you trust them not to fall. Make sure that you get a sturdy ladder with wide steps and teach your child about the possible pinch points before you let them use it. Tell them that they need to earn it by learning ladder safety to prove that they are big enough to have such a privilege. Once established, you can teach them to hang their own clothes.
Reward accomplishments in responsible behavior with special children’s hangers. There is a wide variety of sturdy children’s hangers to choose from. You may enjoy buying beaded and decorated children’s hangers. Or, you can get plastic or wooden children’s hangers and paint them together. Personalizing things in your child’s room will really give them a sense of pride about their room. The more fun you can make simple chores, the more it will pay off. Make an allowance jar and add to it when you see that chores are done. Hearing the change hit the jar can be motivation enough to help around the house more. Give your child a day’s warning before you go to the store. Give them a chance to earn more change before you go. It is also fun to dump the change into the machine that turns change into paper money. These are available at many banks and grocery stores.
Be creative when helping your six year old feel older. Teaching responsibility can be fun and rewarding. Whether it’s painting childrens hangers together or pouring laundry detergent in the clothes washer, you are sure to enjoy this special age together.


About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.

Infant Closet Organization

A closet in an infant’s room can be a real blessing. There is so much that needs to be kept out of reach and so many baby socks, pajamas, diapers, wipes and medicines that need to be close at hand. The amount of baby supplies that you end up with after you get your infant home can be very overwhelming. Where do you put all of this new stuff? You need to get organized, and the baby’s closet is a great place to do it.
The closet can be easily shut to keep things out of sight and out of reach. Childproof doorknob covers can keep the baby from getting into things that you do not want them to. Make sure to put a second lock up near the top of the door if you plan on keeping medications in this closet.
First, you need to spread out everything that you plan on putting in this closet. Comforters, bigger sized clothes or out of season outfits, diapers, wipes, diaper bags and other items can be stored on higher shelves. You need some baskets or bins for small items like medicines, thermometers, monitors and pacifiers. Try not to install shelves too low. This can encourage climbing. Also, when your infant starts walking, they are likely to fall. Things low to the floor can be good targets for little heads. Use the space at the bottom of the closet for the laundry basket or a large storage bin. Leave off plastic lids that snap down, these can pose an entrapment hazard to your child. If you do choose a bin with a lid, make sure that you drill a lot of holes in it before using it. If your child ever does get trapped, they can at least get air.
Creating a safe closet for an infant can take a little planning, but once it is done you will be so thankful. When your baby wakes up with a fever, you immediately know where the thermometer and medication is. It’s right at hand and you do not have to disturb the baby or make them wait for treatment. Diapers, wipes and diaper ointment can be retrieved quickly. Bath time is a snap with baby towels and lotion located right in the closet.
You may choose to design a shelving system to keep everything separated, but it does not have to be difficult. There are also a lot of infant organizing systems that hang from your existing closet bar. You can use pop-up hampers or laundry baskets to store blankets and save shelf space. Protect special outfits by keeping them hung out of reach. Use childrens hangers to keep from damaging delicate fabrics. You would not want to stretch out or tear the shoulders of those special little clothes. Once your infant’s closet is organized, you will enjoy the safe and organized environment that you have created.

About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.