Give your child a cheery room

Dinesh Anand

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Keeping some Vaastu rules in mind while designing children’s room in your home is important as certain Vaastu defects can have an adverse effect on children’s behaviour and mind. Children’s room is a hub of recreation, fun and frolic. Some basic things should be taken care of in order to make your child an all-rounder. A Vaastu-complaint room suggests placing everything ( study table, bed, bathroom, clock, and positioning of windows, doors etyc) in its proper location according to the corresponding direction. Proper placement of things instills positive thinking in children’s mind to work harder and makes them cheerful.

Some basic tips for children’s room are:

• The perfect direction for constructing children’s room is west. Apart from this, northwest, northeast and southeast directions can also be used for constructing kids’ room. One should, however, completely avoid the southwest direction.
• In a kid’s room, the bed can be placed in the southwest corner. Place the bed in such a way that your child has his/ her head facing the east or south direction, while sleeping.
• It is recommended to avoid placing the mirror on the opposite side of the bed.
• If you want to keep furniture items in children’s room, keep them a few inches away from the wall. Don’t have the furniture attached to the wall, as it obstructs the flow of positive energy.
• The study desk should be placed in such a manner that the child faces east, north or northeast corner while studying. East is the most appropriate direction, as it paves way for enhanced concentration.
• Avoid placing a television or computer directly opposite the bed. The television set or the computer monitor, when switched off, reflects the bed, just like a mirror, and is not recommended.
• If you must have a mirror and a television in the bedroom, then have them either on the left or the right side of the bed.
• The door of children’s room should not be exactly opposite the bed. Rather, try placing the bed at an angle from the door.
• Sharp edges and pointing nooks should be avoided in children’s room.
• The center of kids’ room should always be empty. Avoid placing something in there.
• The almirahs and cabinets should always be located in south or west direction of the room.
• Up-lighters, when placed in the southeast corner of children’s room, help promote health and generate positive energy.
• Sharp lights as well as spot lights should never ever be used in kids’ room, as they tend to create mental strain.
• The doors as well as windows are best designed in the east or north. The windows should be opposite the door.
• Green colour is the best choice for kids’ room, as it is associated with freshness and peace and increases brain power as well.

— The writer is a Panchkula-based Vaastu consultant