why should the children have their own room?

Its one thing at this age, quite another when they get older. If you think you are going to stay in that house until they are teenagers, then maybe you need to rethink this...

By the time they're teenagers,they'll definitely need their own rooms,but I'm thinking there's no need for two separate rooms at this stage in their Lives. The design of the house doesn't sound good when it was built with 3 Bedrooms (I assume you have your own bedroom?) and what sounds like a cramped family space..Possibly the house would work better as a 2 bedroom unit..

Of course the children should have their own rooms. You need the privacy and so do they. In this aspect I tend to agree with your husband. Nobody really wants to share a room. Especially when the children grow up, they want to have their little world at home. Perhaps it doesn't feel well to have a small space with a small living and dining rooms. However, at least your children will be happy to have their own rooms. Think about it.

If the kids are not in the same gender, it needs to have their own room. If not, it is fine for them to be in one room. Though as they grow up, privacy will be likely for them to ask.

I think children need to have their room because this is one way of teaching them independence. They should learn to be themselves , to trust their own self and to protect own self and so good if in early years it would be started. Also if children in their own room , privacy is there , which is so important , if privacy is given , included in it is the respect.

1 year old kids and 4 months should be ok in 1 room...My nieces and nephews share room they are 6,7, and 9 years old..Then me and my 14 year old niece share room too so we can have more space for dining and living room.

You have obviously not thought things through very well. I'm amazed that you built a wall in your apartment. Surprised too, that you changed your mind about the wall. I'm surprised you say your daughter can have the cabinet in your room for her room...sounds like you really dislike your baby daughter. While separate rooms are not necessary at this time, your children will need their own space later...would you like to be sharing your room with one of them? You will just need to accept that a 2 bedroom apartment for 4 people is just too small and that your living area will be cramped. Better start saving for a bigger place straight away.

HI! If your kids are just 1 year or less than that then there is no point in providing them a separate room. Little kids should be with their parents till they are at least 10 years old. They could get frightened at night. They even do not take sheets at night and sometimes start crying. Presence of parents in the same room gives them a kind of security.

Do ¥ou have an eating area in the kitchen. If so, I believe that getting rid of the dining area would be a better choice. There are dining tables that fold up until they  are only a few inches wide. There is even one that folds up into a cabinet. You can get chairs that stack and keep them in the garage until needed for company. Regarding putting both children in the same bedroom, for now that would be advantageous. They could use the other bedroom as a playroom. However, by the time your daughter is school age, she will need her own room. I would not tear down the wall to eliminate one bedroom. A 3 bedroom house will sell much better than a 2 bedroom house, even if the rooms are small.

I think they could share the same room, even if they have different genders.. they are still very young to care anyway.. And they will have fun in 1 room. My daughters shared a rm until they were 10, give or take.. It would help them look after each other too, until they were old enough to get their own rooms.

They don`t get a room because the parents think the kids need a room, but because the parents want the kids out of their own bedroom.

Hi liezel, and peace! Hope my contribution can help. I think your two kids are still too young to have their own rooms. But when they do reach an older age (maybe 5-7 yrs.) they have to start to have their own rooms. It helps them in developing many important values, such as responsibility and the sense of independence without being detached from the family. It serves as the venue where the child can have a space of his/her own and to express himself/herself through the way he/she keeps it.

I think the kid who is three or more than three years old,they should have their own room.It can improve their abilities of independence.You know,the time now they stay is the best period which can get twice the result with half the effort. Hence it is better to be what is now coz they will grow up sooner or later. Have a nice day.

I agree that children should have seprate rooms especialy for different genders.I lived with my parents for more than ten years because I usually scared of darkness during that period.But later I realized that it's urgent for me to have my single room,which was beneficial to my parents and myself.I learnt that everybody needs their own privacy. So I think that it's quite ok for these children at this stage living in one room.And it is very important that the girl and boy should have their own room as soon as possible.

Well, when they are children, I really don't think that it matters, but when they become teens, then yes, they are going to need their own space because they will need an area where they can be alone. When I was a child, I shared a room with my mother because my mother, grandmother, brother and I all lived in a three bedroom house, and my mother and I divided up our room. Since she wasn't home during the day because she worked, I kind of got the run of the room, so it was no big deal. As I got older, and my grandmother moved out. My brother and I both had our own rooms. It was pretty cool. We both loved having our own rooms, and we knew not to invade each others spaces.

In the United States the convention states that the male and female child has a separate room. I don't know why, but it is law when you are renting, or your home is not paid for. However, the rooms can be two tiny rooms. A wall can be used to split a normal room in two. It need only hold a dresser and a bed.

When children is young like 2 or 3 years old they may stay with their parents. When they are say, 6 years old it is good to have their own rooms. Besides, if the siblings are brother and sister then it is good to have separate rooms. The bigger boys or girls cannot stay with parents because the parents may want to have their own privacy.

i think every child above 5-6 years must have his/her individual and independent room.There are several reasons that every child should have independent room.the foremost reason is their privacy,they should have their room for study purpose also,like many of time there friends come to study or some indoor games and in that case if they don't have their own room,they will cause nuisance and disturbance to whole family and in many cases it is not acceptable to their family and this cause child to be isolated.it will also help them to become independent in future.suppose if a child goes in foreign land in future for carrier,habit of living in independent room will help him/her to survive there.

I grew up always sharing a room with my sister, but your husband has a point since your kids will grow up and you wouldn't want them sharing a room as teenagers (not as opposite genders, anyway)! You could probably get away with having them in the same room now and using that room for the dining room or living room as you said. Maybe in a few years you can change houses or make an addition.

If you have one or two kids it's OK to give them individual rooms. I think giving children their own rooms creates amongst them a sense of responsibility as they have to look after their room, cupboard, and much more. We are two brothers and we both have own rooms. We really look after our rooms. I am really lucky to have my own room as many children do not have it. I think two brothers can still afford to live in a single room but not a brother and a sister.