room sharing

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We have a boy soon to be 5 and girl nearly 7 who currently have their own room, but we'd like to use the boy's room as a study. They often say they want to share and we sometimes let them, which sometimes works, and other times sees them keeping eachother awake. Am wondering whether it would be good for them to learn about sharing space and build closer ties, or if it's better for them to keep own individual space. Any thoughts?

I think they'd be better in their own rooms tbh, particuarly if the only reason you want to move them together is for a study. I'm not sure my 2 would feel particuarly impressed by being shoved out of their room by a computer.

fuckity i suspect it's a bit more than being shoved out by a computer - one parent working from home? place where kids can do homework at proper desk? (I'm not trying to pick a fight btw, just stating there may be a good reason!)

my two share but they are boys (aged 2 and 4) and have shared since DS2 was 4 months. it works very well for us (and them!)

I didn't mean to be as blunt as all that, sorry. I just think that at their ages it might be a little harder to take losing their personal space than if it had been the norm for a while. And in a few years they'd definately want their own space anyway.

My two (7 year old girl and almost 6 year old boy) share a room with bunkbeds and I use the spare room as a study (serious professional exams for the next couple of years). Mostly they enjoy sharing, but then they've always been close and we often used to find DS snuggled up in his sister's bed even when they had separate rooms.

My DS and DD share (have done since they were 5 and 3) - while they enjoy it, and don't keep each other awake I do wish they had their own space. Partly because I would like DD to have a girly bedroom (DD would hate a girly bedroom )

My youngest 2 share (boy and girl 2 and 3) and they love it as they are so close. My middle 2 also share and love it most of the time they are both boys, 8 and almost 10