Choose a location based on your learning preferences. If you prefer silence, a spare room or your bedroom could be good options. If they enjoy some background noise, consider choosing a spot in the kitchen or near yourgrown up's office if they are working from home. If there are several location options, you try each one to see which works best for you.

Eliminate distractions. Turn off your phone and social media when you are learning, and have the TV off as well. You can experiment with playing instrumental music to block other sounds or to break silence. Some find this helpful and others do not. Some like to turn off their hearing aids to block sound and have complete silence.

Make it comfortable—but not too comfortable. Choose a chair that you can comfortably sit in for long periods of time, and ensure they have a desk or other flat surface that can accommodate their books, laptops, and other learning supplies. Note: we do not recommend using a bed as learning space; you don’t want to fall asleep in the middle of your lessons! Also, doing things besides sleeping in bed can lead to trouble falling and staying asleep at bedtime.

Ensure the learning space has good lighting. This can include natural lighting from windows or light from lamps.

Have all of your supplies—pencils, paper, calculators, for example—easily accessible in your learning space. Keep your space organized and clutter-free.

Personalize their learning space by adding decorations, artwork, or anything else that might help you to stay motivated and be inspired.

If possible, the learning space should only be used for learning; this includes attending classes, doing homework, studying, for example. If this is not possible, and you’ll be using a shared or multipurpose space, do what you can to communicate with others when it’s time to learn. Clear away all other materials from that space, have your studying supplies at hand, keep it organized, and ensure there is good lightning and no distractions.

If you have a large family and limited space, try staggering the use of the shared space by setting up a schedule for using the space. Give each person a box to organize and store their studying materials. You each can take this box and set up in various spaces as needed.