Congratulations to all of you who have babies coming into your family!

I learned about the topic of color affecting humans as part of my career, and also from personal interest. I feel strongly about this topic. Here is my point of view:
Color choices for a room for adults and families in a home and color choices for learning spaces for children MUST be approached from different perspectives.

To quote Faber Birren, "A haphazard indulgence in bright accents - rugs, furniture, accessories - may be charming and all that, but it is largely meaningless. What may be done in a home is no one's business but the owner's and [the] decorator's, but if the physiological and psychological needs ... are to be served, colors should not be chosen on whim or impulse."
From "Color and Human Response: Aspects of light and color bearing on the reactions of living things and the welfare of human beings"
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN 0-442-20787-5

It is doubtful that someone on Houzz will have expertise in the area of the impact of environmental color on the learning capacity of children, and the physiological response of the human child's body to different colors. I suggest you devote time for considerable research in this area. Be sure you are keeping in mind that you are looking for the effects of color on CHILDREN. (There is a wide range of research in the area of the effects of color on adults, as noted in the post above.)

Children who are 30 months old have preferences and can make choices between two items at a time. Include them in the color choices.
For children age three and older, sit down side by side with each child individually with a pad of good drawing paper. Have him/her sketch out and describe what s/he wants. Take notes.

Be aware of the color of clothing you wear when you are teaching. You may find you can keep the children's attention longer when you are wearing a monochromatic top with texture(s) than a multi-colored top.

Here are excerpts from a Design Dilemma discussion on 12-27-2012. My strong, heartfelt opinion is expressed in my reply.
"""...headboards are considered "furniture" and its always good to keep furniture in a neutral color so that you can change out other things in the room and still use the same furniture with different colors. I might suggest something like a light taupe/gray..."""

"""...a change of wall colour could allow the blues to sing a little more. A gentle taupey colour would be restful, and could be easily reworked as your daughter grows up...""

""Ha I would add lots of color. How about painting the room a bright pink and adding yellow with other accessories...""

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These parents are responsible for the growth and development of their four year old girl. They have asked for help with color.

Research done in Germany, many years ago now, shows that children whose classrooms were painted tan had lower intelligence scores than children who learned in classrooms painted yellow or blue.

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