Dorm Rooms / Shared Kids Bedrooms

In a shared bedroom the main difference would be to make sure that each child has some space to put out/display a couple of things that remind them about what they value about themselves and who they are, or at least what they aspire to be, and send the same messages to anyone, including parents, who enters the area.  These displays need to be curated, however, to keep our often-discussed enemy, visual clutter, at bay. 

Everyone needs a territory and that is established with these displays as well as, whenever possible, separate beds, and even different rugs/lighting or similar demarcations for each child’s area of the room.  A screen that can be put up as needed to divide the room into multiple “home zones” can also help.

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