Siblings sharing a bedroom

[charrowell]

Just wanted some general input really. I may have to downsize our 3 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom due to divorce and so my 2 children who currently have their own bedrooms will have to share. My daughter is 7 and my son 3 and whilst this would probably be okay for the next couple of years, I'm worried about when my daughter starts to need her own space and her brother, who will inevitably start to get on her nerves, wont give her any.
Does anyone have experience of this situation who can offer any words of advice?
Will it work? They, especially my daughter, are used to having their own space now and Im worried about changing it. Admittedly there wouldnt be a lot I could do about it if circumstances permit me to only afford a 2 bedroom so perhaps Im really asking for peoples positive in put and words of encouragement that things will be okay for us xx

I am not at all averse to siblings sharing (i have lovely memories of sharing with my sisters) and I think there are many important life lessons to be gained from it. With that said I think the age difference in this case will pose a problem and very soon your daughter will want privacy and a space to call her own / invite friends into. I suppose much depends on how temporary this situation this will be and whether in a couple of years you might be in a position to get a 3 bed house?

Could you explore options like getting yourself a sofa bed for the living room? You might find that is preferable to constantly having to referree squabbles between them?