Sisters Sharing Room

I shared a room with 2 sisters... we had bunk beds where my step-sis was on top, and my little sister and I shared the bottom. I HATED sharing the bed!!! Especially when she was potty-training and I would wake up in her puddle...eew. lol. Also, if she had a restless night or a bad dream, or even just wanted to roll over it would wake me up, and vice-versa... so we spent half the night waking each other up! Also, when one of us would be in a bad mood, we would pick on the other (you know how kids are)... I think it would be a lot easier to put them in separate beds... especially since they have different bedtimes.

Two or my three children share the same room and I would never put them in the same bed as they sleep all over the bed at night and spead out. When we go on vacation, we put our two older kids, 6 and 8 in a double or queen sofa bed, and they always argue, get in each others way when sleeping. I agree with the other writer. Get two twin beds so each child has their own space. It's seems unfair to stick them in the same bed. I shared a bedroom when I was young with my brother, and it was great(have wonderful memories) but when I turned 12, he moved out to another room. 8 o'clock is bedtime in our house for all three kids, my 1, 6 and 8 year old. But at times, my little one also goes down earlier and I just have my 6 year old read outside her room, then go quietly to her bed when the baby is already sleeping. Good luck!

My oldest is 8 and my youngest share a room, I have 3 kids.My 2 that share a room each have a bunk bed. I think they needs their own space I have never had my kids share a bed. In the summer my kids stay up until 10 but I am at home and it's nice we get to sleep in. In the school year my 3 go to bed a lot earlier.

I slept in a queen sized bed with my brother until we were 6 and 5, then I shared with my sister until I was about 10 and we moved into a bigger house and had more bedrooms. It was fine.

Hi G., I would get rid of the queen bed and put two twin beds or twin bunk beds, there is so much family sharing beds these days, there's many reasons why family members should all sleep in their own bed, except for husband and wife, I also think 4 1/2 is to young for sleep overs. J.

My kids shared a room when they were younger ( and they were the same age difference as yours). We happened to go from crib and toddler bed to a bunk bed - but that was due to the fact we have a boy and a girl.

I think your kids will be fine - whether they sleep together in a queen bed or end up in separate twin beds. If they are in the same room, the older one will still need to be sensitive noise-wise when she comes in to go to sleep. They can work it out re:the space - a queen bed should be plenty big for two little girls =-).

Think through why you are considering switching, is it in your family budget to buy something different, what are the personalities of your kids- i.e. my daughter loved and doted on her little brother, are you just worried about what other people think, etc.

Then decide if you need to make this switch now - or maybe save it for when they are older and get the 'treat' of getting their own beds and are appreciative! =-) Good luck!!!
T.

My sisters and I shared a bed until we were teenagers. Now I'm 23, and they are 25 and 27--we had a single mom and 2 other brothers. So with 5 kids we had no choice but to share a room/bed. We had a bunk bed and my oldest sister slept on top (she was a snorer--and you could always count on waking up to her scratching you in her sleep haha) and my next older sister and I slept on the full-size bottom. I absolutely loved it--sure I remember a few squabbles (they liked to sleep with the radio on, i didnt.) but overall I only have good memories of it. We are all incredibly close--the one i shared a bed with now lives next door to me and we see each other every single day, she is truly my best friend. Maybe try having them sleep together on the queen for a bit and see how that goes? And if it's not working out after a month or so, get them two single beds. And when the older one has sleepovers, i'll bet they would LOVE to camp out in the living room in a "fort" they make (so as to not wake up her sister too). Good luck!

My 10 yo granddaughter and her 7 yo brother still share a room and have for most of their lives together. They have bunk beds now but when they were the age of yours they shared a twin bed with one having their head at the foot and the other at the head of the bed. At that age they went to bed at the same time, I think around 7:30 and it was difficult. I think that it could've been managed better but my daughter didn't want to spend time with the going to bed routine.

I suggest that you put the youngest one to bed first and then either spend time with the older one in a different room or have quiet activities she can do in another room. Say your good nights with her before putting her to bed.

I do not know of any reason that your children should not sleep together. You may have to spend time learning a new routine. Even if one is a quiet sleeper and the other moves around alot I think that they can get used to each other's sleeping patterns in a queen size bed.

I only have one child so perhaps I am not the best person to answer this question, but I would suggest that they each have their own bed.

I would probably get rid of the queen bed or store it somewhere else for now and get two single beds for your daughters with one on each side of the room.

I would say sleepovers would have to stop for now. Personally, I think 4.5 is pretty young for sleepovers so I don't think it's too much of a hardship to tell her no more friends spending the night for awhile.

I would also get a white noise machine so that when your older daughter goes to bed it doesn't disturb the little one so much. We just use radio static in our house.

Good luck!