[Justmyhumbleopinion]

We are moving to a large enough house for all children to have their own rooms..each room is HUGE too. Right now, all my children are sharing with a sibling, in small rooms where bunk beds and trundle beds are the only option due to space. In addition, they keep their personal belongings in their rooms. Pretty cramped right now!

So now we are moving, and I am trying to decide whether they should all get their own rooms, or we should have them share and have a computer room and a play room instead. This means their toys and games will go in a central room instead of in their rooms right now. In addition, computers will go in a central room, instead of in their bedrooms. (FYI: computers have strict parental controls and passwords so I can monitor without the PC being in a central room)

Another thing to think about, is these rooms are much larger! Seems silly to me to have them all have a huge room to themselves! (We have a close knit, collective kind of lifestyle)

I don't want to ask my children for their opinion until I have an idea about what I want to do, so I can explain to them how it will work.

Opinions?? Ideas?? WWYD?

[mamato5girls]

It all depends on the siblings sharing a room. Are they close and get along? My girls have their own room, but they sleep together. If one is upstairs, the other will go up and sleep with her. If one is downstairs, the other will go downstairs and sleep with her. It was the same thing for my older 2 girls. They liked having their own room, but couldn't sleep apart at night. It might be different for boys. I personally like the idea of a seperate office and play room because it's easier to ground than if it's in their room. You can't exactly ground them to their room if they have "fun" stuff in their room.

JMO

[Withay]

My kids share a room. I have given them the option, numerous times, to each have their own room. They will say they want a separate room, but them immediately change their minds because they like being in the same room at night.

So now, with a 3 bedroom house with a den, I have a sewing room and we all share the office.

Works great for us.

Also, growing up I always shared my room with at least one other sister. It taught us how to share and also respect the property of someone else.

[lovemy2boys]

Originally Posted by Withay

My kids share a room. I have given them the option, numerous times, to each have their own room. They will say they want a separate room, but them immediately change their minds because they like being in the same room at night.

Same here! My boys started out in separate rooms, then decided to share - we made the other bedroom into a play room (though my youngest still uses that closet).

So after a couple of years, my oldest decides he's ready for his own room and "moves out". That night, he asked my youngest if he'd like to "spend the night" in his new room. Needless to say, they never spent a single night apart.

My oldest has sleep issues and anxiety, and finds comfort having someone in his room. As far as their own space, they are extremely respectful of each others' property so that's not an issue and if they need some alone time, one can hang in the bedroom while the other can play in the playroom.

It also keeps things very organized - beds and dressers only in the bedroom (stays totally clean) while toys and games go in the playroom.

[Justmyhumbleopinion]

Originally Posted by lovemy2boys

It also keeps things very organized - beds and dressers only in the bedroom (stays totally clean) while toys and games go in the playroom.

This is my thought exactly! And my kids have never *not* shared a room so I dont think they know what that means, and I could totally see them all sleeping in the same room anyway! They all love each other, but they do have typical sibling fights.

I guess, though, that I could always start out with them all having their own room and change it later...

I think I am definately leaning toward them sharing and doing the computer/homework room and the play room. We are so excited to move!!!