Having your kids share a room can be scary.
What if they wake each other up? What if all they do is goof around and don’t actually sleep? What if it all back fires?
Well, I’m here to give you some things I’ve learned from my kids sharing a room and whether I’d recommend it or not.
My family and I moved at the beginning of February. The layout of this house has two bedrooms upstairs and one on the main level. We decided to have our kids share a room so that we didn’t have one on a different level than us. I’ve also always wanted a playroom in our house (check out this video to hear and see all my thoughts on playrooms) and having them share a room made that possible.
At the time of starting this, my kids were 6 months and 20 months old. My daughter’s sleep was still all over the place and my son had been consistently sleeping through the night for a while. My son is a very heavy sleeper once he’s asleep, so this definitely played in our favor. Even when my daughter would wake up, he would stay asleep, so this was amazing.
We are now almost 4 months into them sharing a room and overall, we enjoy it and don’t have really any hiccups. But, it does require more of a schedule & routine with when and how you put your kids to nap and sleep for the night.
Here are some things to consider when contemplating having your kids share a room…
- Their ages. Most people wouldn’t advise your kids to share a room until they’re both older and are on similar sleep schedules. For us, we have been intentional about our kids’ sleep from the beginning and so their age difference didn’t impact our decision. But, it definitely should be a topic you consider.
- Both kids’ sleeping habits. Are they light sleepers? Do they wake up in the night? Will noises from one wake the other up? Do they need you in order to fall asleep?
- Nap schedules. When do they nap? Do naps overlap? Is your sleeping child going to wake up if the other one is placed in their crib?
- Setup of their room. Are their cribs far apart enough to where they can’t disturb one another?
I love the idea of our kids growing up in a room together! It takes some more intention but is so sweet.
Tia Marie
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