Tips for Furnishing a Bedroom Suitable for Teens

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Tips for Furnishing a Bedroom Suitable for Teens and Why It’s Important 

Have you ever wondered where time has gone and how so many things change from generation to generation? This is often the case with grandparents and foster parents who open their homes to teens in need of a safe and loving place to live. What made for a suitable bedroom in their generation wouldn’t do at all for today’s tech-savvy teens. So, how do you furnish a room that would meet their requirements, being between ages that is? They are no longer children, but they aren’t yet adults. What do today’s teens really need to give them the level of comfort and security they need? 

A Place of Retreat 

Just as the saying goes, “A man’s home is his castle,” so there should be something about a teen’s room being a place of retreat. Have you ever tried to get a teen to open up about what they seem to be feeling? It isn’t always as easy as you think it should be. Sometimes you just need to give them space to sort it all out. That would invariably be their own space, their bedroom. 

You should always tell them that you are here for them, but that they have the right to their feelings, and no one has a right to tell them how to feel. With that said, let them retreat to the place where they feel safe and secure. Comfy pillows and quilts can help them relax as can a streaming device to get their minds off what troubles them. Believe it or not, it is common for them to come out at some point to share what was troubling them earlier. This really is more common that you can imagine if you’ve not pushed the issue earlier. 

Getting a Bit of Advice 

While today’s teens are often on their mobile devices more than they are in the company of others, it might not be suitable to put a laptop in their rooms. If the teen who has come to stay with you is a grandchild, mum or dad might be able to advise you on whether or not they should be allowed unsupervised time on a computer, for instance. Social sites can quickly be their downfall. 

This is also the case with foster kids who have come to stay. You may have limited knowledge of their background so should you furnish their room with a computer station? When Fostering in Essex, for instance, help is always there to guide you on suitable arrangements for the kids they’ve placed with you. You want them to have access to computers and mobile devices, but do they need to be in a bedroom, or would the family room be a better place for those techie gadgets? 

Ask Them What They Need 

Although you can’t give them everything they think they need for their bedroom, you can always ask them what improvements they think would help them feel more relaxed. That is the point of a bedroom after all. Are there pictures they would like to hang on their walls or maybe a desk at which to sit to do their homework? Do they need a comfortable chair for those times when they just want to be alone? 

There is nothing worse than a bedroom in which you feel out of place and certainly no way to get comfortable enough to fall asleep. Yes, it has been a while since you were a teen, but you do remember all those times you just wanted to retreat to your own room, your own space. That’s what it takes to furnish a room for a teen in any generation, so that’s the place to start. What would make them more comfortable? (And we’ll leave you with that.)