
Of course, there are also cases where little families purchase a house with 2 bedrooms or so and then later have more than 2 or 3 children.
Due to busy schedules, financial priorities, or other reasons, many nuclear and extended families find it hard to move into a bigger home or arrange renovations and extensions. The bottom line is: having separate bedrooms for each child is not always an option.
The good news is, there are numerous ways to make the most of the room-sharing-with-baby situation:
Tips for Room-Sharing with Baby
Since there’s no definite answer yet on the question, “Should kids have their own room?”, let’s focus on the following tips for when room-sharing is inevitable:
- Spend some time with your baby during bedtime. With older kids, you can give them a quiet activity, like reading a book.
- When it’s time for the infant to sleep, ask the older kids to leave the room for a while. If they need to go back to the room, remind them to enter as quietly as possible. Don’t forget to praise them for doing these things, too.
- Talk to your older kids about how the baby might wake up in the middle of the night. Remind them not to worry because if that happens, you’ll attend to the baby.
- Should the waking baby frequently interfere with your older kids’ sleep, think about moving the baby back to your room.
Key Takeaways
The answer to the question, “Should kids have their own room?”, depends on several considerations. Besides the children’s safety and comfort, moms and dads also need to think about whether or not it’s practical for a child to have their own room.
If kids can have their separate bedrooms, that’s great, since they can have a private space of their own. But in many instances, room-sharing also works well and it allows parents and siblings to spend more time together.
Learn more about Baby’s First Year here.
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