Room sharing....is it breaking the law???

Question

Ok...so heres the deal. We have a 3 bedroom house. Our bathroom is extremely small and i had suggested to my fiance that we extend our bathroom into the 3rd bedroom...thats right next to the bathroom. Our 3rd bedroom is our daughters room, but we hardly use it as her room...because everything we use for her is in our room. (Shes only 5 weeks old) Well my fiance had asked what we would do for her bedroom...and i had said that we would have our son (2 yrs old) and our daughter share his bedroom...because its rather big. Make one half her room...the other half his room. Well he said that it is against the law to allow siblings of the opposite s*x to share a room! Is this for real?? Its our children...no ones going to tell me where they can and cant sleep! Has anyone ever heard of this???

Answer 1

What are you, on dope?

Answer 2

He's being stupid. Its not illegal, tons of brothers and sisters sleep in the same room, especially the ones that can't afford a 3 bedroom house. Its not bad now, but when they get older, especially if you're still living their when they hit puberty, it won't be very fair to them. Which I know is a while off, but as they get older, there are things that they won't be able to have around for fear of their sibling showing it to their friends, or them having to hide personal things to avoid embarrassment. So you can make them share a room, but in 10 years, which is better, not have the subject brought up of, "can I have my own room?" " he/she is on my side of the room" also the formentioned things, or you having a bigger bathroom.

Answer 3

no... it's NOT against the law.  He may be uncomfortable with a boy and a girl sharing a room.  When they're little it's okay but as they get into school age, they will need their privacy and their own rooms.

For now... short term it's okay.  But 5 years from now... you'll need to re assess that situation.

Answer 4

no

apperently some people think so but it isn`t

Answer 5

No, it's not against the law.  That's ridiculous.  

The vast majority of children around the world share rooms, an in fact, in the poorest families they even share the same bed.  It has only been very recently in our development that siblings have not had to share rooms.  It's still not that unusual for children to share a room, especially if the family lives in a major urban area (where there's a housing shortage) of if the family happens to be quite poor.  

There's nothing wrong with it.  It's not dangerous or detrimental to either of their development.  In fact, there are many benefits to room sharing: they both learn to sleep with distractions around them, they learn to share space and possessions, and they basically learn how to get along with other people in a small space.  

I'm sorry but your fiance is wrong.  

Peace,

Jenn

Answer 6

Nope, not against the law. More likely to be against fire codes than anything, but i think you're safe there. Fire codes are usually 2 people per bedroom, plus 1 more. So you could have 7 people in a 3 bedroom house.

If your husband would prefer, you could always take out a portion of the baby's room for the bathroom, so that when she's older she can still have her own room.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Uh, no.



That is not a law.

It's your place, and your kids.

Answer 8

It is not against the law in the USA.

Some people, however, with a distorted view of sexuality think it is against the law of nature because they don't believe that children can have an innocent relationship.

I would be very curious about why your fiance is so worried because this may be a sign of future problems raising your kids through adolescence.

Answer 9

nope. not a law. i think its fine, theyre 2 years and 5 weeks old, so my biggest concern is that he might hurt her (accidently of course, i doubt he would mean to hurt her) and she might get hurt bad or something, but other than that i think its ok...but i know for a fact its not a law

Answer 10

It is ok for now. maybe in a few year's you guy's can build on a room for your daughter

Answer 11

Ohio law states that children of opposite s*x can't share a room after the youngest reaches age 5 years until then they can share a room.  There are some other states that have similar laws so you may want to check with your local laws.  CPS can usually tell you what the requirments are.