Which room for DS bedroom?

[whethergirl]

I change my mind about this several times a day so would really appreciate any advice/personal experience/anything other than the confusing voices in my head.

My DS (aged 5) and I have always shared my bedroom, I am now in the process of sorting out the smaller room to be the other bedroom but can't decide which room to give him?

The smaller bedroom is on the road side. Although it's not excessively busy, it's definitely noisier than the other room and the transition would be easier if he stayed in the larger room as he is used to being there. Having said that, I would assume he would get used to it eventually.

I could fit my double bed in the smaller room but it would be a bit of a squeeze. Having said that, all I'm going to do is sleep in there. Whereas I though my DS could do with the extra space for playing? Not that I mind him playing in the living room.

I must admit I'm selfishly reluctant to give up my bedroom but sure I would adjust eventually!

Do kids always get the smaller bedroom? I don't have a partner so probably that makes all the difference too.

If you can get your bed + storage in the smaller room then I'd go for it. Are you in a flat? If he has the larger room then more of the toys can stay in there and you'll end up with more space to yourself in the restof the house?

Give him the smaller bedroom, he is the child, you need your space too and he will have other space to play in.

My son is squeezed into a small room, his stuff is all over the house as there's no space in his bedroom for his toys. If you allow him to have the larger room at least you won't have toys everywhere.

Yes I'm in a flat, and at the moment ALL his toys are in the living room - and always have been so to NOT have them in there would be an added novely bonus...but that would be the idea, either for him to have the big room with all his toys in there, OR if he had the smaller room there is the option of him storing excess toys in a storage cupborad in the hallway just outside his bedroom.

scurryfunge, funny but a couple of people have said that to me..."YOU'RE the adult, you should have the bigger room"....I suppose it's it's the traditional way isn't it. I must admit, I do feel a bit claustrophobic about being in the small room.

Give him the smaller room, the fact he has space for his toys in his bedroom doesn't meant that he will go and play there. DS drags his toys to wherever I am sitting at the time.

Actually, trying to get him to spend less time playing video games I put the x box in his room. Problem solved, now he only plays with it when he has visits.

Give your ds the smaller room and keep the bigger one for yourself.

You may not just want to sleep in your bed in future.

We have always had the smaller room and given dc's the bigger rooms. It makes perfect sense to us. MIL thinks it is disgusting! I cant see the problem. Everything we do in the bedroom we do in the bed!
In a house as small as ours, space is at a premium. I think it is selfish to waste space in this way!

I have always thought children should have bigger rooms, they spend much more time in their bedrooms then I ever would. Just the space for my bed and wardrobe would be enough for me. So I think your DS should have the bigger one, room for his toys and stuff. And it's quieter too, like you said. Also personally I would love to have all my children's toys in their bedroom, not in the living room!