My neice is 5 years old.And my nephew is 2 years old.And share a bunk bed.Should they be in their own rooms?

Answer 1

At that age it really doesn't matter.

Stop interfering in how your brother or sister how raise their kids.

Answer 2

My children are 4 and 2 (boy and girl). They share a room. Actually I also have a 1 year old boy and tried to move my 4 year old in with him- and my daughter would cry all night w/o her brother and then just sneek in there are sleep in the floor. So the still share a room.
As siblings, I don't think there is much of a problem- but soon the 5 yr old will want her own space.
They don't share the same bed do they?

Answer 3

Given the choice most parents wish for their children to have their own space.

Unfortunately, this is not always the case. I shared a room with my sisters until I was 14, and I think I've turned out OK.

My parents couldn't afford to buy a bigger house.

We were happy, don't really see a 5 & 2 year old sharing to be a problem.

Answer 4

No, they don't need their own rooms, but the bunk might be a concern. Odds are that at some point the 2-year-old is going to climb up to the top and try to jump or something. Two small beds side by side might be a safer bet.

Answer 5

Not unless they want to be, or they aren't sleeping properly because of it.

Solitary sleeping is a relatively new phenomenon. In fact my husband's parents spent most of their childhood living in a livingroom/diningroom and kitchen ONLY. So not only did they all sleep together, they slept with their parents in the room as well. And there was no way to get away from each other. They rented out the rest of the house so they could afford to eat. And this was in Canada.

Now in my family you have to go all the way back to my grandma who slept with her siblings, and they shared beds. Of course if you didn't have heat in the bedroom you'd probably want a bed partner too. (They had a woodstove in the kitchen and that was it, and they couldn't afford wood for the nightime)

Answer 6

Not necessary right now. Eventually in a few years they should be. Don't know if there's a housing issue, but not every family can afford for each of their kids to have their own rooms. I think that's a luxury. You can still find space for privacy even though u share rooms, but them being kids there's no need right now.

Answer 7

I'm qualified in child care and I would say that there is no problem whatsoever with them sharing a room. It is probably beneficial - they learn to share space and compromise and they will also benefit from each other's company. It's not really a natural thing for very young children to sleep in a room on their own.

Answer 8

It doesn't really matter at that age. My niece and nephew are 2 years apart and they shared a room for a few years. Frankly I think it made them closer. They're 17 and 15 now and obviously have their own rooms, but when we're talking children that young, it doesnt matter.

Answer 9

When I was a little girl, my big brother was ten years older than me. I had a bedroom across the hall from him. I got scared at night a lot, so I slept in his bed with him every night. I was 4 & he was 14 when he finally told me to quit- probably for privacy reasons...

But, my point is- they're brother and sister- and they might ENJOY sharing a room- no sickness involved.

Answer 10

It is alright at that age the law says you should put children in ther own rooms when the oldest reaches the age of ten.
it can be fun for them to share a room at that age leave them be

Answer 11

Mine shared til they were 9 and 7 an only stopped because we moved to a bigger house. Now my two boys are 16 and 9...that's much more of a problem. But they have no choice but to share, they have to learn to respect privacy.