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Maximum age for brother and sister to share a bedroom

Asked Sep 14, 2006, 04:26 AM — 14 Answers
Hi there,
I have a son who will turn 1 in november and a daughter who will turn 5 in november also, they both share a room as I live in a 2 bedroom flat
Does anyone know the legall age of when they have to stop sharing as I am getting no help from my local council into transfering into a 3 bedroom they said I will be looking at an 8 year wait.

I know a few people who have 4 children sharing one room and they won't even transfer these into a 3 bedroom property and 2 are boys and one is a girl?

If anyone knows the law on this please could you reply back to me

Kind regards

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Sep 16, 2006, 06:27 AM


Where do you live?
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Sep 16, 2006, 08:46 AM
I can't say what the law is, but I think physically and emotionally you're probably looking at 8-12 - When they start hitting puberty.
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Sep 16, 2006, 10:31 AM
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I can't say what the law is, but I think physically and emotionally you're probably looking at 8-12 - When they start hitting puberty.
i strongly agree!
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Sep 16, 2006, 10:32 AM
But if you have the financial stability. I think it would be wise to separate them at 5. They can learn their independence, confidence, and maturity without even screaming all the way from the bathroom.
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Sep 16, 2006, 12:08 PM
I always thought the maximum age for opposite sex children to share a room is 7 but I'm not sure if it's a legal thing or just a guideline. What age did the council say is the maximum?
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Sep 16, 2006, 01:29 PM


I can only speak for the US in that there is no real "legal" age, it is not like the police are going to come in and take kids away, I am aware because of fninical problems that a family of four live in a one bedroom, the kids sleep in the front room on the floor and/or couch. They keep their clothes in a closet and change in the one bathroom.

And I can go no and on and on.

While it is prefered, in many societies things are different from one extreme to another. But I would agree that after 5 I would try to if possible. But then you can only do as much as you can on the money you earn
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Sep 16, 2006, 02:45 PM
I'm with talaniman on this one. Where do you live?

The law varies depending on where you live.

But separating them by puberty is a good idea. At this point in time, you have nothing to worry about.
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Sep 19, 2006, 07:25 PM
In my state I believe the age is 6. It could vary, however.
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Jul 10, 2007, 09:53 AM
Legal age for child protection law in england is 5 if children are opposite sex but the council rules defy the law they seem to be able to get away with saying its 10 years old
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