Which child to please over room sharing...

[Peachy27]

I have 3 DS aged 7, 5 and 2.5. Currently eldest two are sharing a room and DS3 has the small room as he has since he was a baby. DS1 now getting a bit more homework, I would like him to be able to read his book for ten minutes or so after the others have gone to bed so want to move him into the single room, move DS2 to the top bunk and move DS3 into the bottom bunk.

Tried to present this idea as super exciting to DS2, he could get to climb up the ladder, he would be the big boy etc etc but he has totally flawed me by going mad saying he still wants to share with DS1 and keep his bed! DS1 is very keen to have his own room.

DS2 is also the worst sleeper of the three and most likely to wake up in the night so from that point of view I am tempted to keep him happy but then really feel it's not fair on DS1 when he's really keen to have his own space.
What would you do?? And moving to a 4 bed house is not an option at the moment!!

Surely it's about taking it in turns to have the solo room? DC1 & DC2 each had a turn before DC3 came along, now it's DC1's turn again. Every child is being taught about taking turns even if they don't get it yet. I was DC2 in this situation. I hated sharing with my annoying younger sibling instead of the elder who I annoyed. But I understood about taking turns, even if each turn took a couple of years.

In our case, by the time it was my turn my parents were able to afford a 4-bed house. If you're not, the same principles apply, and your DC2 will have just as much need for the solo room then as DC1 does now and should not get less fair treatment just for having been born second.

I'd leave them as they are for now but let ds 1 have a later bedtime. I'd be wary of having a 5 year old in a top bunk anyway.