Kids Room Color Wisdom: How Colors Affect Behavior

Colors have been known to be aesthetically pleasing due to their abilities to express emotion, symbolize specific things, or determine characteristics about an individual. It is commonly known to the general public that colors are gender specific; most girls prefer pink and purple, boys prefer blue and red, and a small population is attracted to neutral colors. This preference for certain colors has a heavy influence on the design and creation of play zones for children.
According to “Kids’ Room Color Wisdom: How Colors Affect Behavior”, colors have the potential to inspire, excite, soothe, heal, and even agitate human beings. The article breaks down how pink, purple, blue, red, and other colors have the potential to affect behavior. Pink has the possibility to calm down both sexes. However, most boys are not attracted to pink(Hammond 15). Purple symbolizes royalty, but it also symbolizes sensitivity, compassion, and inspiration in children. Blue, the dominant color for boys, decreases feelings of anxiety and aggression and also lowers blood pressure and heart rates(Hammond 3). Red has the ability to energize the body, excite the mind, and increase heart and breathing rates. Colors are important because they can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions.
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The gender stereotype limits a person’s full potential and well being. People do not acknowledge their personality and unique characteristics. Society influences a child’s opinion on color; therefore, they are not allowed to think for themselves. With the information that I have researched, I would like to slowly break down this specific gender stereotype by teaching elementary children to accept and love their unique characteristics. I would go to schools in my region to do this. Gender stereotypes of color must be broken down to allow children to think for