Carpets for Kids: How to Keep the Rugs Safe from a Child’s Choke Hold

Children are gifts of God: Cliche.

True story: They are messy, difficult and onerous.

More than that, children crave for attention, big time. And, their craving is often explained to their parents in an obvious tone of even messier deeds. Their handiwork? - Doodling on the walls, utensils all over the kitchen, and yes, food on the rugs! Well, this is not a universal truth. But, it is common, and happening in every home.

Let’s focus on the ketchup on your rug. Yucky, isn’t it? So, how to protect it from stains? How to keep yourself from jittering the next time your child runs across it with a glass of juice? And how, on earth, to prevent the atrocity without burning a hole in your pocketbook?

A good material first!

To your child, his room is not a room at all. It’s a playground, with the floor covers the worst sufferers of the choke hold. Therefore, the material you have chosen can make or break the sustainability of them.

Stain resistance and durability is best pronounced when you use nylon. Pick up any firm that sells carpets for kids in India and go for nylon floor covers. Another option is Smart-strand. It can resist stains like anything. Cleaning rugs made of such materials is easy and they last for a long, long time.

What to never choose:

Wool and polyester can be the worst choices ever! Wool will dent your wallet because it’s damn expensive. Polyester will wear off after repeated nastiness because they attract a lot of oil and age prematurely.

However, if you want to ditch the health of your rug for that of your child, avoid the man-made materials and resort to wool, entirely. In addition, if you are thinking temporary setups, polyester will serve you best.

Which colors would be the best?

Turn the floor of your child’s room into a color riot. In this way, you will be hiding stains, if any. White and light colors are a strict no no. Check and buy online carpets that come in beautiful, intricate patterns. You can conceal small wear and tear in this manner.

A little psychology trick:

Children usually like to maintain things in good health if these are associated, somehow, to something that they deeply value. For instance, if Disney cartoons are what your child likes, install rugs that have pictures of different characters. Your child will not only love it, but think twice before spoiling it.

Of course, the cliche still holds good, and the true story, too. But, all thanks to technology, our options of handling stress have diversified. Choose the best option and let your child enjoy his childhood to the fullest.

As for the messy part, not anything in the seven hells is going to stop it. Take it with a grain of salt, become Jon Snow, and know nothing.