Musing With a Purpose-Different Opinions
My son and I have been looking for bed sets to finish up his room since the beginning of this summer, but we have not reached a mutual agreement yet. Two people, two totally different opinions, obviously!
My son, being a pre-teen, goes for the look, and I'm on the hand, wants functionality, realistic, and affordable. We go back and forth on a certain style and design, but it always ends up in a heated debate. Well, the final saying has to be mine, but I don't want to monopolize the arena either. I want JoJo to have a choice too. So on we go searching until we both agree with the bed sets.
Part of life is learning to make a good decision, and that is what I hope for my son to be able to do. We have ruled out full size bed since he doesn't sleep well with others. He always ended up on the floor with a sleeping bag when he had a friend over night. We narrow down to these bunk beds below.
My son, being a pre-teen, goes for the look, and I'm on the hand, wants functionality, realistic, and affordable. We go back and forth on a certain style and design, but it always ends up in a heated debate. Well, the final saying has to be mine, but I don't want to monopolize the arena either. I want JoJo to have a choice too. So on we go searching until we both agree with the bed sets.
Part of life is learning to make a good decision, and that is what I hope for my son to be able to do. We have ruled out full size bed since he doesn't sleep well with others. He always ended up on the floor with a sleeping bag when he had a friend over night. We narrow down to these bunk beds below.
I like the look of these bed sets! It is not too "kiddy" looking and will serve JoJo well for the next seven years while he is growing. Obviously, if money was not an issue, I would love to get the one with the deeper wood stain.
Here are my questions for you:
Here are my questions for you:
- Do you give your child a choice to make a decision?
- How do you solve different opinions?
- Do you take your child's opinion into consideration even though the final decision is yours?
I definitely give my kids the voice. If I don't, how do I expect them to be able to voice their opinion in public? I usually settle for a compromise.
ReplyDeleteI liked the first one too, but it will take up a whole lot of space in a small room. When you get it into your room, it'll be too late then to decide it's too big.
You can always buy an unstained one, then use cheap wood stain to colour it yourself. I've recently done this to our living room floor as a temporary solution to bare, wooden floors (we had to strip the carpet when we moved in).
Those are great looking bunk beds, they both have a very modern look.
ReplyDeleteChildren should always be given a part in the decision making process when it concerns them.
I like the darker one too. I give my kids a choice in stuff like that. It just seems easier. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with us on MFM. I'm following from the Thrifty Things.
Something like linens can be changed so easily but gives a child a feeling of having something they chose, that I often let them select their own. I let them select paint for walls too (within reason). I had one child that wanted black walls. Mom's veto came into place there. lol
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anne. You can do a lot with stain once you make up your mind. You can even buy furniture in the raw for a lot less then stain it.
I can't wait to see JoJo's new room. It just be so wonderful for him to redecorate.
ReplyDeleteI don't have children yet, but I do think that it is good to let a child know that his or her opinion is valuable. If they don't feel that way now, they won't feel that way when they are older.
ReplyDeleteI believe giving a child a choice is very important. it gives them a taste of responsibility and it empowers them... even if the final decision will be the parent's... at least the child will feel that his voice was heard.
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