Just like us adults, children need things that represent them – including furniture. The bed they sleep on, the table they do their homework on and even their own personal thinking chair like many of us adults have! I’ve noticed that, with my own children, earmarking a piece of furniture as exclusively theirs helps them look after their stuff from a very young age. A bed purchased or made to measurement and individual taste is a favorite in many families. The days of wooden furniture painted in pink for girls and blue for boys are passe. Nowadays, furniture are more in keeping with the current trends of the children of today – Disney characters being a favorite. A place for work is another idea that can be adopted in almost households. Making a study space that is made conducive to learning is a great idea to encourage reading and reflection time among children. A study desk and a book shelf for the children helps them value the idea of having ‘their space’ and to respect it. In households where there is no separate furniture, such as a study table or bed, made available, children tend to struggle with their homework when the rest of the family is watching television. Other pieces of furniture, such as a closet to put away their clothes, a chest of drawers for their bric a brac and bedside table are other additions, if they can be accommodated. If they have their own room all the more perfect. Having their own furniture enables children to put away their belongings and act responsibly from a young age. And if the furniture is as unique as your child, decorated with stickers of your child’s most favorite characters, it adds an extra element of exclusivity.