How long can kids share a room? (Specifically girl and boy together)

Babies are 2 years apart

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NSPCC has some good advice on this:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/in-the-home/sharing-a-bedroom/#what-age

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My daughter’s best friend is 8 and shares a room with her brother 12. Personally I would say that is borderline.

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They’re allowed until 1 child turns 8 (maybe 10 reading the above article) then have to have seperate rooms

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So it's easy enough to say they have to be separate from a certain age but having the room to separate or getting a place that will accommodate that is a different matter
My son will be 6 on Saturday and my daughter is 1 and they will share until we move out but when they are a bit older we will make it into kind of separate rooms with what I can only explain as with hospital curtains but obviously something better so they still have their own privacy

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In Mississippi and Alabama there’s a law that states separate genders can be in the same room until 3

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I grew up sharing a room with my brother and sisters until I was a teen but there were 4 of us not 2 which I liked personally . 1 boy and 3 girls . But I don’t think that’s ideal we didn’t have a choice . I think at 4 and older once kids are out of the toddler phase it’s good for them to be separated particularly if there’s only two of them. My son in our home his room has always been separated from our daughters room

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Idk when I turned 7 and my brother 3 we ended up getting separate rooms

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I’d say like when the oldest turns 8-10

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I feel like around 6 and 7 is when that line needs to be drawn in my opinion.

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honestly I think once the girl starts her period phase. I think it's best they have their own space when they are going through all the body changes and hormone changes. Also having the privacy while they are adjusting to growing up would probably make them feel more comfortable. The boys probably won't come out and say it but I think they would feel comfortable too having there own space while they grow up and go through changes too. Having your own space/room to go to when your uncomfortable helps alot.

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I would start to transition before than but I think that should be the limit. And most girls are getting it about 10 years old.

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I’m planning to separate my twin boys no later than 10. If they were boy-girl twins I’d probably do it closer to 8. Assuming at least one of my adult daughters has moved out by then 😅

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Thanks all! We have 3 rooms including master but 1 of the rooms we would need to use is right above the stairs... so thinking to let them share a room till we buy another house in a few years time. This was super helpful thank you!

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My brother and I shared a room until we were 14 and 16

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i feel like under 10 or 11

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