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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 154421" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Christy, our difficult child uses his room and sometimes his closet. We have taken pictures and breakable items out of his room. He doesn't even have a bed frame or box spring. </p><p> There are already holes in the walls and the other day he broke a window. So there's not much more he can do.</p><p>The closets are both walk-in. At one point he had a small child's desk inside one of the closets and he enjoyed just sitting there. I think the lack of clutter helps calm him down.</p><p>I would suggest stripping his room and not bothering to decorate. As an artist, I spent more than a few days and nights grieving over the very cool room I was designing for our difficult child (he already has cloud wallpaper, and I wanted to buy a faux log cabin bunk bed), but I realized it was never going to happen. His safety comes first. </p><p>These kids are not "normal." So don't worry about whether he had a "normal" room. Think calmness, safety, and a sense of place with-o any decoration.</p><p>I hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 154421, member: 3419"] Christy, our difficult child uses his room and sometimes his closet. We have taken pictures and breakable items out of his room. He doesn't even have a bed frame or box spring. There are already holes in the walls and the other day he broke a window. So there's not much more he can do. The closets are both walk-in. At one point he had a small child's desk inside one of the closets and he enjoyed just sitting there. I think the lack of clutter helps calm him down. I would suggest stripping his room and not bothering to decorate. As an artist, I spent more than a few days and nights grieving over the very cool room I was designing for our difficult child (he already has cloud wallpaper, and I wanted to buy a faux log cabin bunk bed), but I realized it was never going to happen. His safety comes first. These kids are not "normal." So don't worry about whether he had a "normal" room. Think calmness, safety, and a sense of place with-o any decoration. I hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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