Kids Now Sharing a Room. Any Tips?

My daughters have always shared a room. They (still) wake up early because they are so excited to be together! Sometimes I will leave them little cups of dry cereal and some cups of water in there (they have a little table and chairs) so they can wake up and munch on something... they also know that unless they have to use the bathroom or there's an emergency, they do not leave their room until they hear everyone else moving around the house. They play pretty quietly, reading books, playing games, playing with WHATEVER is in there. It took some time to get to that point, but persistance really paid off. Best wishes!

They have those clocks that say night and day. Tell the girls that they have to stay in bed until it says day. It is a visual, so even the 2.5 year old will know what to do. It is likely that since they are going down later, that accounts for the earlier rising. Try starting bed time earlier, knowing it will take longer and hopefully they will go down at normal time and that could help with them sleeping later in the morning.

Good luck

2 of my boys have been sharing a room for quite some time. They are now almost 10 and 6. They love to talk before going to bed and often wake up early (my youngest mostly). We try to get him to NOT wake his brother when he wakes, but 7 times out of 10 he just can't resist waking his main playmate!

During the school year we are fairly strict about bedtime. We send the younger to bed before the older. That way he has time to wind down and get to sleep before the older. IT doesn't always work, though!

Just be patient. You can tell whomever wakes first that they are not to wake the other and to come into your room. It will take them a month or 2 to get used to the whole situation. Make some rules and stick to them :)

Good Luck

Our kids shared a room when they were older than that, but the biggest problems were (1) the early riser would wake up the one that needed more sleep, leading to crankiness and fights and (2) when one wanted to be alone or play alone and the other child would insist on being included, or at least being in the room since it was his room too...privacy/quiet time hard to get.