Is this illegal?[shock]

[jollymum]

I was chatting to soemone about the caravan with three bedrooms we're having on holiday and debating which of the three kids to stick together. We normally have four of them with us, two oldest boys 12 and 15 together and the two littlies, 10 and 6 (boy and girl) together, twin beds in each room. We have our own room!! However, friend mentoned that she thought as DD is now ten, it's illegal for her to share with her brothers. Is this right and what do you think? She doesn't mind too much at the moment, but is getting very private about her bits and bobs, her "enormous boobs" as we call them

Its not illegal, just if you were housed by the council they take age and gender of siblings into consideration when decising on how many rooms you need. Its policy but not a law.

keane, i just think that a twenty year old blok would prefer to regularly sleep in a double bed with his mom, whilst they live in a five bedroom house, the of which three bedrooms are empty. i mean talk about being a mummy's boy...

I wouldn't think it applies in the case of a holiday I often have various friends with kids to stay and they all fit in where they can I've never really considered the ages and it is even less relevant within your own family I would think

'Mummy's boy' is not the word I would use, Stitch!

What a load of nonsense! Does that mean children of the opposite sex can't go camping together either? I am sure for the duration of a holiday, your dd could manage to arrange some privacy for when she wants to get changed.

No it not illegall and even when in council housing they are ever very bothered about it either so if it was law surely they could be done for not moving someone as soon as this law was broken.

This isn't a legal ballpark age, just one which councils - and, to a degree, the courts when dealing with the needs of divorcing parents - will use to allocate housing.

Obviously, nothing will happen if you have children sharing a room at whatever age. In the past, whole families used to share one room - with the parents producing more children along the way, so clearly getting up to hanky panky whilst their children were there.

The age is merely used to help decide what sort of housing is most appropriate where there is the facility to dictate this, e.g. in council housing or divorces.