These days, joint families are no longer in fashion. Every couple wants to live their life separately away from their parents. Trend of nuclear families is increasing and people are not even realizing the importance of elders in their family. Recent studies have emerged that the kids who grow up with their grandparents are much successful in their life as compared to the children who are grown up in the nuclear family. As elders only give warm helping hand in all opposite situations, therefore people have to understand their values in life.
Respecting elders in the family brings peace and prosperity and improves lifestyle. It is always advised to maintain good relations with your elders and senior members of the family. In order to minimize such problems, always follow Vastu for parents room and never disrespect or denigrate your elders which are against not only religion but humanity as well.
* The east, south and the south west direction deals with the good health for elders.
* The East side should be open, slightly sunken and always clean.
* Locate windows in the east direction and keep them open so as to allow positive energy to enter the house.
* Avoid constructing staircases, toilets, high floors, stores and planting trees in east direction because it leads to the dosha of getting disrespect from your children.
* Keep the South west side elevated and heavy as it helps the elderly in managing the reins of the household and ensures their importance in the house remains intact.
* If attached toilets are provided in the room then these should be so placed that they are on the South West side of the room. Alternatively, East side and South East side of the bedroom are also preferable.
* Head of the family and senior family members should prefer their rooms in south or south west directions. In case, the elders have retired from work and spend time in spiritual and religious pursuits then they could be allotted a room in the North, East or North East direction.
* Mirrors with dressing tables should fixed on east or north walls.
* Elders should perform yoga on light colored mattress in the center of the room.
* Seniors of family and elders are suggested to sleep with heads to the South direction. Turn right while getting up.