Different sex siblings sharing a room

[PetitFilou1]

I don't see anything wrong with this but my sister does. Dd is 14 months and ds 2.9 and I am thinking of putting them in together once she is a bit older (like 2) - it would mean a much bigger room that they could play in during the day if they wanted to, instead of two small bedrooms. Any views and what age do you have to split them up again (roughly) if you do do it?

[UCM]

No help really but I will be putting my DD in with my DS once she is about 6 months and he will be 3.5. Until one of them asks for the other room I spose. I like the idea of them being there for each other.

[nailpolish]

i shared a room with my brother til i was 10 and he was 8

we loved it and we were very close, because of that maybe

when mum bought a new house, we didnt want our own rooms, we wanted to keep sharing!

[notagrannyyet]

Their is nothing wrong with brother and sister sharing a room while they are small. My DS & DD shared until they were 7 & 5 . Then we put DD in a room of her own and DS2 in with DS1.
We do have friends who live in a 2 bedroom house with DS aged 11& DD nearly 9. I've never asked but they must share the same bedroom. I would think they are getting to the stage where their DC will need separate rooms.

[Gem13]

DD (then 2.5) has been sleeping a lot better since she and DS (4) started sharing. We've bunged them in together for their benefit and it frees up a room for toys, later to be the baby's room.

We don't have a long term plan but we will split them up when they annoy each other with music/games/friends, etc. assuming we have more bedrooms then.

[justaphase]

I grew up living in a two bedroom flat and I have always shared with my brother. There was just no other option. We only have 18 months difference (he is younger).

It has never really been a problem, it was a fact of life.

We used to fight a lot when we were little but I think this would have been the case anyway. We became mates in our teenage years. We get along very well to this day.

I think it tought us things - like compromise etc.

My brother always had to have music on which I hated. But I lived with it.

I smoked in the room (ewwwwww) and he put up wiyh that.

[MrsDoolittle]

I have been thinking about this. Ds is now 9 months old and dd is 2.5. He sleeps through now and I think it would be warmer in winter.
It's reassuring to know other people do it

[Jackie2kids]

I started a thread like this a while ago as we live in 2 bed house and have DS(3) and DD(19mnths) who share a ssmall room. Most people agree it can work well with little ones and older kids might want own space. The only thing I've found is that I have to put both to bed at same time otherwise DD wakes up and won't go back to sleep when we bring DS to bed. Also sometimes they wake each other up at night (so you have 2 wide awake kids not just one). But that doesn't happen too often.

[Raggydoll]

my two share a small room - bed for ds (3) on one side and cot for dd (1) on the other side. They have a wardrobe and drawers but there is not much room for toys - we have a 2 bed house and i love it - we really could not afford a bigger house in the same area. At the moment i think both dd and ds like sharing but personally i would like another bedroom so they could at least play in it. When they are older I am hoping we will be able to afford the loft to be done so they can have a room each, but this probably won't be for a least 5 yrs.

[Tortington]

you dont have to - my kids have this funny idea that social services say they have to have a room each at 13?

i dont know where the fuck they hear this shit.

its guidelines for housing associations and councils once the kids hit the age of 10 - although this guideline does vary from Local authority to local authority.

howeer own your own house and i suppose you can do what you want!

[moljam]

my dd-6 and ds-5 had own rooms till recently but asked to share and have seperate playroom,which works well!i'll seperate them either when they ask or when i feel they need own space/privacy.
i think our local council say 7 but we rent privatly.

[Peridot30]

My ds-5 and dd-3 share a room (no option as live in 2bedroomed house) Works ok unless both playing in room and dd being a minx. Cant grasp the concept of sharing and ds hates her touching his toys. Hoping to move next year.