I say children should have a 90% say over the content of their room! It is after all the only space that is truly their own. Now this doesn’t mean they should have any say over the quantity of the content. It’s not unlike a design consultation in the sense that the child is looking to you for guidance without feeling that all their ideas are being tossed aside. So you manage each request by minimizing or maximising it’s quantity in the room and then tying it all together with a common thread. If a child is truly fixated by a fad that you know will be short lived try a neutral colour scheme with a series of empty frames or bulletin boards around the room that can be customized by the child. It’s as easy as purple dinosaur pie!

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I think that we should give at least one chance to our child to express his/her ideas.

Thanks for sharing the information.

Our kids had wish lists and we allowed them to participate in the decorating so long as the theme wasn't one that was too commercial (barbie, walt disney etc were a NO) Posters have been allowed on bulletin boards and backs of doors. They have plenty of shelving for personal collections and junk.   My daughter's small walk-in closet is set up like a mini room with seating (her doing) and just recently she asked me if she could draw and paint a mural on the back of that door.  Both her father and I agreed. (she's a pretty good artist).  The kids are very happy and proud of their input.

I think kids should have a say in the design and decoration of their room. It should be a collaborative process. This allows them to express themselves, parents gets to do a fun activity with their kids and the kids can come up with unique and original ideas!

I think they should definetly have a say in their room.  I remeber being asked my opinion on wall paper.  My mom brought  some home and gave me a choice and asked which colours I'd like.  I remeber it I remeber feeling a part of my room decorating.  Then as a teenager I got to pick the colour for my room and theme.  I'll be doing the same with my children when they're old enough.

With the limitation of compromise  I  feel children definitely shud have some input,  as it will be their space.  (In other words it shud be understood that their choiceS will be taken into serious consideration to accommodate  their desire.)

-Brenda-

I'm a "kid" myself and I recently redid my room and my mom let me do it all myself, I picked the designs and colours, However parents should keep their eyes open, they don't want them putting any bad pictures on walls or anything.

i think that kids should defenetly have a choice in what goes there room because kids do not get a say in other rooms.

kids are expressive in all ways so parents should let them be expressive in there rooms to.

im 11 years old and i still dont think i should plan a room on my own.i think kids should  have 60% say of there own room.Why?Because they will spend most of there time in it,have freinds in it and mostly grow up in it.thats just the thing there going to grow up in it.they are probably going to pick a bright funky pattern or maybe a room that look like a big top circus and make it very child-ish,but in a couple of years there going to grow out of that stage and want somthing more mature. now they are going to want another colour, another patern or maybe another theme.i remember about 4 years ago i wanted a realy funky rainbow theme but now i have changed. now i have a cozy warm quilt in a nice cream with little flowers and its much more mature. my wall colour is butter cream and im loving it!kids need a space to grow up in . its because when they matture they want it so there room is mature two......kinda like there room is growing up with them.if you let a kid loose in ikea you can find they will pick somthing out and love it for a minute intill they go on to the next thing and love that too.then they are stuck.if you ask them what they like give them some ideas help them out they are realy going to be able to live in the room.insteade of bying new stuff every 3 years or so picksomthing that is kid freindly but that they will like it for years.its also a great i de for you parents who are saving the money.

thanx for reading

-Hayley<3

I definitely think that children should have a say when decorating their room(s). How much say? Well, I would personally ask my child about wall treatments, accessories and overall theme. Afterall, it IS their room and they spend most of their time there - when at home. On the other hand, I think that parents should guide their children to see whether or not some things should work.