Brother and sister sharing bedroom - until what age?

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Eventually our children will have their own bedroom but we like the idea of them sharing when they are young. How long do you think it is appropriate for a brother and sister to share a bedroom? The boy would be nearly 2 years older than the girl.

9-10 is ok, once they are in year 5/6 i think they should have their own room.

I'd say 8/9 years old for the boy.

Ours shared until DD was 6 and DS was two. We'd have left it a lot longer but they fell into different sleep cycles and kept disturbing each other. Poor DS now has a cot in the office!

I shared with my brother until he was 10 (I was 5) and then we had our own rooms. I was quiet a bit younger than him but i always remember feeling safe and happy that my brother was in the room with me.

My kids are 9&10 and don't want to be separated just yet. I am trying to mentally prepare them but at the moment every time we bring it up, they feel that they are being punished

So we are following their lead.

Why make them separate before they want to? With an extra room you get a study or a library or a spare rom for guests, and one less room to make them clean up.

DD9 and DS7, we're doing up a separate room for DS in the next few weeks. They're still very happy 90% of the time sharing, but time feels right now (space for lego, clothes on floor, falling out).