Bedroom Talk

How should the bedrooms be split?

My cousins have a 3 bedroom home which they moved in early 96. they have four children plus themselves which is equal to 6. their ages and rooms are below (18 boy & 12 boy) (16 girl &10 boy) (parents) do you think it is set up correctly?

Public Comments

1. As cramped as it may be, I believe that their daughter needs her own room. If they were younger it wouldn't matter so much, but at 16 a girl should not be rooming with a boy, no matter how young the boy. If they own the house, would it be possible for them to put in an addition to make more room? Maybe they have a basement or an attic that they can revamp and turn into a bedroom?
2. Hi! I'd ask the kids what they think of it... I shared my bedroom with one of my brothers for quite a while, so I'm not afraid of putting a girl with a boy -- Only thing that happened was a lot of music listening ;) You should go accordingly to how they get along too ;)
3. I agree with "bound" - the daughter needs her own room. What they REALLY need to do is get a bigger house so that the older boy and the girl each have their own rooms, and let the 10-year-old and 12-year-old boys share a room. Why do people always insist on having more children than they can properly care for?!?
4. two things seem a little odd... and somewhat difficult... first of all, the 18 yo is old enough and capable of being on his own (self sufficient with a job, an apartment or at school in the dorms) And then there is the 16 y/o girl sharing a room with her younger brother... I hate to sound like a prude, but a young woman should be given some measure of privacy from her opposite sex siblings. if the 10 yo were a girl, I might think otherwise. Given the ages and genders as such, this is probably the only combination that will work unless the situation changes. ah well....
5. well the 10 yr old and 12 yr old boys can share a room no trouble there but i think the girl should have her own room, and the 18 yr old boy is he going to be going to college next year? or just going to get a job? i think that would be a tough call, but no a feel the 2 boys closest to age would get along better sharing a room or put all 3 of the boys in 1 room but no i dont think its set up correctly
6. tha girl needs her own bedroom. boys really are different. girls need their privacy more ithink. maybe they could consider moving? but if the 18 yr old is considering moving out soon then she should get her own room anyways
7. I think the 18yo boy and 16yo girl should be in one room and the younger boys in the other.
8. In some places, it is illegal for siblings of the opposite sex to share a room past a certain age. (and I believe it's a young age) So that might matter.
9. well if it works for them then it seems fine.Maybe they have it set up this way because of reasons you are not aware of. I personally would put the boys together and let the girl have her own room. But who knows maybe this works for them as a family
10. Boys should be with boys and girls with girls. My mom lived in a house with 4 bedrooms and 10 siblings so just take in to consideration gender and not age. but all in all it really doesnt matter a bedroom is for sleeping mainly. Its all about how the family feels and about respect. my mom and my sisters live in a 1 bedroom apartment and we all share it. Every family is different and theres nothing wrong with how its devided if it were me i would put the older two together because there level of activity and thinking is more similar and devide the room in half with a courtain similar to what they use in hospitals rooms. Another option is if you want to seperate the boys to get a trundle bunk bed with storage its a bunk bed that has a bed that pulls out on to a bed frame that pops out here are some links with trundel bunk beds and beds with built in storage http://www.trundlebedstore.com/bunk-bed-twin-trundle.htm http://www.studentmarket.com/Tradewins-AM-MR-L30-TWN1036.html http://www.studentmarket.com/Tradewins-AM-MR-70P-TWN1037.html
11. Move the parents out of the master bedroom, put all three boys in that bigger room, parents get next largest, and girl gets her own.
12. The girl should definitely have her own room, the boys should be together and of course the parents have a separate room from the kids. The 18 yr. old can always move out on his own if he don't like a cramp room (bunk beds and a twin bed should do) if the house has a garage maybe the parents can help the 18 yr. old renovate it into a room if moving out is not an option.
13. i would give the three boys a room the bigest room the parents in one then the girl in one
14. until/if the 18 y.o. goes off to college or moves out (even though it would be cramped) all 3 boys should be in a room and the daugther should have her own room. ik most people are going to disagree with this setup but oh well. when i was 16 i didn't want ot share my room with anyone, especially my little brother. bunk beds for the 12/10 y.r. and a reg bed fr the 18 y.o.
15. Tell the 18 year old that his room is going to his sis as soon as he goes to college or gets a job. Either that or get a bigger house.
16. Hell no. The boys need to be in a room. Put in one bed and a bunk bed. The 18 year old can get the single bed and the younger boys can share the bunk bed. I think its wrong for the 10 year old and the 16 year old to be sharing a room. Just because she is a girl. She needs privacy.
17. I would put all the boys in the biggest room and give the girl her own room. She can put a set up bunk beds for the two youngest boys and the oldest can have a twin on the other side of the room.