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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987
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THERE’S LOTS OF LITTLE
REASONS, TOO.
As mothers, or expectant mothers,
they’ve also experienced the ways mater
nity departments in different hospitals
treat patients and families. And that’s
why they’ve chosen Piedmont to deliver
their babies.
At Piedmont, they know all mothers
get ‘‘only the best!’ Not just in technical
care, which is very important. But also
in what Piedmont is famous for...a per
sonal, caring approach to this wonderful
experience; an approach that involves
the whole family.
For instance, for Moms and Dads,
Design room that child can clean
By Alice Murray Wright
Gwinnet Daily News Homes Editor
Few things can reduce a mother to
tears quicker than the sight of toys
and dirty tennis shoes strewn from
one end of the house to another just
minutes after her children arrive
home from school.
“Pick that up, and while you’re at
it, clean up your room! ” she screams,
and the battle begins. Mom is angry,
the kids are angry, and even if the
house does get cleaned up, no one is
very happy.
So, as the commercial says, what’s
a mother to do?
Do you win the battles, and lose the
war, or do you drop back and try to
solve the problem?
According to two Atlanta interior
designers, creating special spaces for
children can make a big difference in
the house cleaning struggle most fam
ilies face.
Cindy Lites and Rita Robb of South
ern Design Associates in Tucker be
lieve getting even young children in
volved in the design of their rooms
can make them proud, and therefore
more likely to clean their own rooms.
Plus, the many organizational mate
rials now available from home and
closet designers simplify the clean-up
task for everyone involved.
“If you go ahead and decorate a
room, rather than just fill it with
hand-me-downs, the children will
take pride in their rooms and want to
show them off,” said Mrs. Robb, the
mother of a 3-year-old daughter.
“Also, if you have a place for every
thing, it puts some organization in
children’s lives, and they are more
likely to put their things where they
belong,” she added.
In closets, she suggested putting
rubberized compartments for differ
ent toys, and hanging double rods, one
below another, so that even 5- or 6-
year-olds can reach their hanging
clothes without having to stand on a
stool.
“If they have small compartments
and they know what goes into them,
they’ll put things up,” Robb main
tained. She said that with two closet
rods, children “are more likely to put
things away, plus, it’s much safer
when they can easily reach the rod,
rather than having to pull up stools or
chairs to stand on to get their
Piedmont has free pre-natal and mater
nity education programs. For brothers
and sisters, Piedmont offers “Our New
Baby’,’ a fun program designed just for
kids. Piedmont even gives Grandma
and Grandpa a special "refresher course"
plus their owm exclusive visiting hours.
Whether doctor, mother, or both, gene
rations of Atlanta women have selected
Piedmont to provide “only the best" for
them, their babies and their families.
For more information on what it’s
like to have your baby at Piedmont
Hospital’s Maternity Center, call
3503636 and ask for Julie Duncan,
RN, our Educator for Parents.
clothes.”
Keeping closets organized is not the
only trick to keeping a child’s room
neat, the two women said. Plenty of
compartments and shelves on which
to display items, are also a big help. In
one young boy’s room, for example,
the women selected white laminate
bunk beds with shelves and storage
compartments built in for the young
ster’s toys. They also added a shelf
around all the walls of the room 12
inches below the ceiling for the dis
play of stuffed animals and toys.
“The kids love to have a place to
show off their toys, and actually ar
range them themselves so that their
favorite things are always in sight,”
said Lites, the mother of two daugh
ters, ages 10 and 4.
Additionally, Lites said that large
spaces are not necessary for children.
“It’s just as easy to organize a small
room as a larger room if you work
with plenty of small storage compart
ments,” she said.
One item to avoid, she said, is a
large old fashioned toy chest, in which
toys can easily get lost. If you do have
a toy chest, she suggested subdividing
it into compartments. Also, with a toy
chest, make sure it is equipped with a
special safety hinge (available at
most hardware stores) that prevents
the lid from slamming on heads or
fingers.
“We have picked up a lot of ideas
from pre-school and kindergarten
teachers, who provide small storage
spaces in the classroom,” Lites
recalled.
“Teachers say that children like to
have places to put their things, that it
makes them feel more organized,”
Robb added. Plus, she said that it’s
very important to teach a child orga
nizational skills early in life. “By the
time they are 10 or 12, it’s not impossi
ble, but it is much more d ; fficult.”
Color selection makes a big differ
ence in the way a child feels about his
or her room, the women said. In work
ing with a family, Lites and Robb
spend time with the children to try
and determine their likes, dislikes
and their personalities before making
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any recommendations.
As parents know, children as young
as two or three have definite likes and
dislikes, and will be much happier if
they are consulted before decisions
are made. But, Robb said, this doesn’t
mean catering to every child’s deco
rating whim.
“We try to incorporate the things
they like, but we try to avoid extreme
ly trendy items that the children will
quickly outgrow,” she said. Cartoon
favorites, for example, are much bet
ter left for sheets or pillows that can
be replaced without a great deal of
expense than for wallpaper.
She cited one example of a young
boy whose father had played football
at the University of Georgia. The boy
was a great Georgia fan and wanted
his room decorated in red and black.
Since too much red and black can be
overwhelming, the women worked
out a compromise that resulted in a
light gray room with red and black
accent colors.
And even for infants, pink for girls
and light blue for boys are no longer
the rage. Primary colors are popular,
as are greens, which can be selected
when decorating a nursery prior to a
child’s birth.
Practical furniture that wili contin
ue to be functional as the children
grow, is also very important, accord
ing to Robb and Lites. Often a room
can be designed so that a crib can sim
ply be replaced by a full-sized bed
when the child gets big enough with
out making any major changes in the
room.
“The child needs to have a place to
play, and we have to determine
whether the bedroom w : U also be the
playroom, or if the child will have a
separate playroom. Function is a
very important factor,” Lites said.
Finally, a child’s personality is
much more important in room design
than simply whether the room is for a
boy or a girl. Likes and dislikes such
as sports and computers, need to be
considered, as well as whether the
child is extremely active or quiet, re
served and studious.
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