Energy flows through a room like water in a stream — but a room strewn with toys is the feng shui equivalent of a beaver dam: all energy flow is blocked. Keeping a toddler's room tidy can seem a formidable task. There are three keys to success: 1) Make sure every toy has a home. "Over there in the corner" does not count (unless you're talking about that decorative wooden rocking horse). The toy's home can be anything from the original box, placed high on a shelf, to a bin in a storage cubby or a basket in the corner. 2) Cycle the toys through a rotation so that old toys seem new again. This can be structured (new month = new set of toys) or informal (when your child seems bored you look on the top shelf). 3) Enlist the child's help in tidying from the start. Even a toddler can help with picking up. And if you follow the golden rule of putting away one toy before moving on to the next, your child will too — and you'll keep episodes of total room destruction to a manageable minimum.
