Son and daughter sharing a room

[Jackl00]

I have a 12yr old son who would like his own room when we move house and a 10yr old boy and 5yr old girl who would like to share. However a couple of people think this may be illegal. Does anyone know the legal age that a boy and girl have to stop sharing? Thanks.

There isn't any legal age. I expect they will naturally get to an age (fairly soon) when they don't want to.

It's not illegal and if they want to share then I don't see the problem with it.

However you might want to make your 12 year old aware that he won't have his own room forever as your 10yr old will probably get to the age where he doesn't want to share with his sister either.

There's no law about it but I would be saying no. I don't think it's fair on the ten year old. Well, at the age of ten it's fine, but then you'll have to move things around again in a couple of years time when he starts puberty and doesn't want to share with his sister. I'd say the age of 9-10 is a reasonable cut off point for stopping mixed-sex sharing if possible.

It is not allegal, but as NatashaBee said it would probably be inappropriate. The best things to do would be to have both the boys sharing a room, as there is a small age gap and they are both of the same gender. With your 10 yr old although he wants to share now, in a year or two he will be going through puberty and then it won't be appropriate for them to share and by that stage your elder is not going to want to start sharing again after having his own room for a year/two.

I would put the two boys together as they are similar age,and the little girl in her own room,as im sure your son wouldnt like to share when your daughter brings friends into her room.

I knew a 14 and 19 year old brother and sister who shared. Tiny room, bunk beds. They were perfectly normal/very sociable/down to earth.