sharing bedroom

[lorraine29]

I am currently living in a 3 bedroomed house with 3 children, 2 boys and a girl, the eldest at 14 is desperate for his own room, my question is, is there a maximum age for his brother and sister sharing a room and would it still apply if i made some sort of divider i.e. a curtain to split the room in 2?

Thanks in advance

[alijangra]

I shared a room with my brother until I was 10, he is 14 months older than me. I would say that was definately long enough!!

[Liza B]

There is no legal age that I know of, though council house tenants are given extra bedroom if possible once eldest is 7 and they say once children are 12 they should have their own room, unfortunatley for me there are no 4 bedroomed houses let alone 5 where we live. I have 3 boys and 2 girls, and 3 bedrooms. The eldest girl moved out, which left 3 boys sharing and girl with own room, so to be fair the twin boys 16 share and the other two who are also twins 13 share so no-one has their own room, everyone is happy at the moment, they get on great and have said if they no longer want to share we will have to go back to 3 boys in one room (thank god for bunk beds).

I would let him have own room until you feel your daughter needs one, or have 6 months for each of them in own room. good luck, you know your children and what suits them.

[Minxie]

Hi Lorraine, am in the same position as you. Though got 4 children, and a 3 bedroomed house. My eldest 2 is deparate for his own room too.

[little coojy]

i have 3 kids in a 3 bedroom house 2 girls 1 boy, the eldest girl 16 was desperate for a room away from her 14yr old sister, i was luckey enough to have a seperate dining room, so i turned this into my bedroom and 16yr old moved into my old room, everyone happy.

[roverkim]

hi as far as i am aware in the uk the oldest is 8yrs old for a boy and girl to shear the same bed room.