Here’s an equation I’ve been puzzling over lately:
3x(2y)+h=s
wherein:
x = the numbers of bedrooms in our house
y = the number of children in our family
h = homeschooling
s = where, precisely, is the homeschooling going to take place?
We’ve been doing our schoolwork at the kitchen table and on the couch. It’s worked out fine, but I’d like to get all of the stuff into one place. I’ve been thinking about putting the kids’ beds in one bedroom and turning the other room into a playroom/schoolroom space. Because we have a boy and a girl, it wouldn’t be a long-term solution. But right now they’re nearly-5 and nearing-3, and I think they’d be fine with limited privacy for a few years, at least.
What do you think?
As an older daughter who was forced to share her room with a younger brother (though there was a 4 year difference) at several points during childhood I would urge you against it. We had differing bed times, toy issues, there were a couple of really nasty incidents. Maybe since they’re closer in age it might work out better.
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That’s exactly what we’re doing at our house – the kids share a bedroom and we’re turning the other bedroom into a playroom/schoolroom. The kids sharing a room has worked out really well. They go to bed at the same time and take afternoon naps at the same time, and I think they actually prefer having the company.
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i shared a room with tabitha, and then with kayla when she stopped sleeping in mom and dad’s room. i hated it, mostly because i didn’t feel like i had my own space. privacy is a really big deal when your a kid, and becomes even more so as you get older. that said, it probably won’t be a big deal with them being so young, and you said it’s not a long-term solution. the extra play-/schoolroom space will be awesome for all involved, i’m sure…i say go for it. 😀
also, it should be “when YOU’RE a kid.”
my inner grammar nazi just kicked me in the face. sigh.
I shared a room as a child until I was 12. I have no damaged emotional issues that I know of in relation to this. We have plenty of bedrooms but Abby and Jack actually share a room and I think they both enjoy it a lot as I often hear giggling around bedtime.
i think NOT having to share a room with sarah made me a jerk. it will make P appreciate having her own space later when you have the room and she actually cares.
I think the entire family should share a room. That would free up TWO bedrooms and you could have a playroom AND a schoolroom. Mixing school with play is downright unamerican – and a google search provided conclusive and indisputable proof that unamerican = communist. Don’t turn your kids into communists, bunk up!
Thanks for the input, everyone! (Except maybe you, nonsensical brother.) I’ll let you know how it goes.