Hi Moms,
I am seeking advice on moving my two kids to the same bedroom-What worked for you, how did you do it, how did it go? My main concern is that the younger child goes to bed quite a bit earlier than the older child and I fear there will be nightly wakings because of this!
They are no where near going to bed at the same time at this point and I am curious how other moms dealt with this?
Thank you for your help!
Hi my kids shared a room for awhile. My oldest was about 5 yrs and my second son was 11/2yrs. They shared a room for almost three years. I put my younger son to bed and my older son was very aware to be quite.
Personally, I don't believe in sharing rooms if at all possible. They each need their space and their sleep. If they chat and play and wake each other up, it's not going to work... You'll end up with cranky kids and cranky parents.
LBC
This worked great for me. They started sharing a room 2.5 years ago, and did so until about 6 mos. ago. They shared a bed and everything and though they now have their own rooms they still opt to sleep together.
I think sharing a room is a great thing, at least it was for us. Best of all, it got the kids out of our bed!
My grandchildren shared a room from the time the second one "graduated" from the bassinet. They're 3 years apart in age. The older one went to bed later and was quiet. She also slept thru the night time awakenings of her baby brother. They did the bed time routine outside the bedroom.
We moved our kids in the same room at the beginning of this summer (3 3/4 and 22 months). They do have the same 730 bedtime, but there have been times when the younger one has gone to bed first. We tell our older that baby has already gone to sleep and she needs to be quiet, we do all the bedtime stuff on the couch in the living room so there is no messing around once we get in the bedroom, straight under the covers with a kiss and we are out the door. THe baby has never woken up. She has been explained the consequeses of intentionally waking up her brother, which she has never done. Explain the ground rules to your older about what you expect about how quiet to be and do a practice/pretend/trial run during the day to show the older one. Mine love sharing a room so far, they love to talk to each other in the mornings. Good Luck! PS you will be surprised how quick this transition will be!
