To have kids sharing a room?

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I have a Ds4 and Dd2. They currently each have a single room and we have a double ensuite guest room. Only ever granny that stays. They both sleep well currently and are either best friends or worst enemies daily!
They are desperate to have bunk beds (bloody Topsy and Tim!) and my 4 year old is trying to persuade us to put both of them in the double room leaving a playroom and single guest room.
Most people say don't because it's mad, the disturb each other, eventually want their own.
Others say do it, theyll be super close, it's an adventure.
Any thoughts?

I wouldnt get bunks for at least another 2 years until the oldest is 6, even then you will need to keep any eye on the youngest climbing up.

I wouldn't be getting bunk beds with such small children - it's asking for trouble!

Though by all means let them share a room if there's space - maybe a trundle bed or similar?

Mine have been in bunks since that age are still are aged 14 and 11! (two boys) they like it. You could try it and see.

I don’t think I’d let a four-year-old dictate the type of bed they sleep in and what size bedroom they get.

My DC shared a room until they were about 10 and 11. They are girl and boy and liked sharing. I actually think it is quite natural to want to share and remember my childhood and sharing with DSIs with fondness.

You can get miniature bunks for smaller children my sister has them and her 2 shared for years and loved it,

I have a two year old and a four year old sharing a room. They don’t disturb each other at all and I think they like being together. I wouldn’t put them in a bunk bed because my youngest would try to climb up on her own. They’re in singles

I have a 3 & 2 yr old in bunk beds, they love it. Both get into beds at the same time, have a story and some milk then usually fall asleep if not they might matter to each other a wee bit then fall asleep. It hasn’t changed the time they get up x

Mine bunked for years and had the other room as a playroom. They both loved it. When the older one turned eleven he asked for his own space, so we changed things then.

Thanks so much guys. I definitely wasn't thinking full size bunks and @dollydaydream114 at no point did I say he was dictating! I don't have any strong feeling about it either way and given that we are fortunate enough to have options, I figured it was worth asking.

Ours shared until recently by choice, despite us having two spare rooms.
We bought them bunk beds when DD1 was 4 (nearly 5) and DD2 was 3. Never had any issues. They didn’t keep each other awake and actually slept better I think as they liked the company.
We put them in separate rooms recently as DD1 was starting to want her own space and DD2 can be a bit full on. DD2 (now 4) has the bunk beds in her room. They still have a sleepover in her room every Saturday night!

It seems crazy having a double room there permanelty for only Granny unless she's staying over really regularly so I'd def consider rejigging the space.

However a single with bunk beds and a single or double play room might stop the arguments in a few years when they want their own space again. Perhaps put some of their clothes in the big room if you use both small rooms.

My two DS share simply because they have to right now. We only have two bedrooms. They've shared since they were almost 3 and almost 1 and don't disturb each other.

We also put them in bunk beds around that age. They were from ikea and have high sides all around the top bunk, so eldest can't roll out. I put a bed guard on the bottom bunk for youngest and they've always been fine in them. You can get toddler bed sized bunk beds as well.

Personally, if you have a double room going spare, let them both share the double and leave the single rooms for visitors. You always have the option of swapping back into their own rooms when they're older.