what is the age limit for a girl and boy shearing a room?

Answer 1

When one of them wants privacy. That can range from 6-10. It depends on the kids.

Answer 2

There isn't a legal age limit unless you are living in council housing (in the UK) when I think it's about 12 and the council will rehouse you if there are not enough rooms. Otherwise I think it depends on the how comfortable the girl and boy feel. My nearly 5 year old boy and nearly 2 year old girl share a room and will continue to do so until one of them no longer wants too. At the moment they like sharing a room and wouldn't have it any other way.

Answer 3

Siblings should be able to share a room as long as neither of them is uncomfortable with it. If there are limited rooms in the home and your children are at an age when they want privacy changing (which happens at very different ages depending on the child) then they can change in the bathroom. This was the case with my family. As I got older, my parents also put a partition in our room to afford a little more of our "own" space, but changing in the bathroom remained all through high school for me.

Answer 4

Why would a boy & a girl want to shear (sheep?) in a room, probably no age limit.

Answer 5

There is a legal age limit, however I would say no older than 8 as this day and age kids grow up fast and need their privacy. If you are in council accommodation though you have to wait until the legal age limit, before they will consider re-housing you with an extra bedroom.

Answer 6

I don't know if there is a legal limit, but I shared a room with my brother until I was about 7, and it wasn't an issue for either of us.

I would say *definitely* separate them before they hit puberty, though. Other posters have suggested 10 as a good age upper limit, and assuming the law doesn't say otherwise, then I would agree with them.

Answer 7

In our state the public housing division has an age requirement where brothers and sisters must be in seperate rooms. They also have a policy where it is only two heartbeats per bedroom. I am not positive of the age but I believe it is when the oldest reaches 13.

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Answer 8

I looked into this when I was housed, because Ive got a boy of 9 and a girl of 5, and I was told that they can share a room until my son reaches 10, then he can't share with his sister or me, even though I only have a one bedroom bungalow. Although I can share a room with my daughter however old she is as we are the same sex.

Answer 9

If there is "a law" about this sort of thing, I think it's inappropriate. Some families may not be able to afford multiple bedrooms for the children.

If you are fortunate to afford many bedrooms, just listen to your children and use your best judgment. If the children are starting to insist on more and more privacy, then it may be time to consider separate bedrooms.

As for the boy-girl thing, I think the underlying concern is that "OMG, they might see each other naked", but that's really a much more American concern. In many countries, it's perfectly normal to see family members in a state of undress because nudity isn't considered shameful or bad. If you consider nudity to be shameful for children, then you should separate the children according to your private beliefs, presumably before they hit puberty.

Answer 10

In some States in the U.S there is a legal age limit in which brother and sister can share a room. I would say at the onset of puberty is probably the time to seperate them, if not sooner. Even though they are brother and sister, curiosity may get them better of them. Its probably better to avoid any awkward situations.

Answer 11

The legal age is either 7 or 8. My ex boyfriend enquired about 18 months ago as i didn't realise there was an age limit until then. It won't matter if there isn't a problem with the kids or if there isn't a custody battle as nobody will query it.