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I think of the typical American home as being 4 bedrooms, so still possible for each kid to have their own room if you have 3. We will probably stop at 2 kids, but we have a 4 bedroom home so we can still have a guest room (we live far from family and have overnight guests regularly). For us, it's important that each child have their own room. I think every kid should have a space that is totally their own where they can go if they want to be by themselves for a little while.

We are debating this right now. We own a 3/2 and I'm 37 weeks with our 2nd child because I want a guest room and the layout of our house (3 bedrooms on 3 floors with ours being on the top) won't work for 2 kids we were house hunting but we've now decided against for the time being. I figure they can share until our son is 10 or so which gives us 8 years to figure something out (add-on) or get over not having a guest room.

I definitely do not think kids need their own room. My sister and I shared a bedroom until I was a teenager. And the only reason we stopped sharing was because my parents moved to get into a better school district and ended up with a house with one additional bedroom. It had nothing to do with getting us our own room.

I don't think every kid NEEDS their own bedroom, but I always had my own room and wanted the same for my son.

If I had a sister, I am pretty sure I would have had to share, as my 2 younger brothers did.

I think it's fine for kids to share when it's practical. For example, growing up I had to share a room with my sister for a while and also my brother. It wasn't practical at all. My sister is 9 years older than me. What 15 year old wants to share with a 6 year old? Then my brother was 4 years younger, which isn't too bad, but we had nothing in common. I hated that too.

With all that said, I plan for my boys to share a room at least when they are young. They are only 20 months apart. Our house is 3/2 with an extra room off the master that we use as a nursery but wouldn't work for a big kid. We'd like 3 kids. We figure if we stay in this house we may add another bedroom using the attic if we need to.

I'm one of 6 kids and we grew up in a 4 bedroom house that also had 3 living areas (we called them the living room, the family room, and the music room). When we were ALL at home (for only 1 year), we all shared rooms. As each older kid moved out, some younger kid got their own room.

I shared a room with first my older sister, then my younger sister until I was about 12. When my older sister went to college, the remaining 3 of us at home got our own rooms, and when older sister came home from college she slept in the pullout bed over in the Family Room, because it was the opposite side of the house, had it's own entrance to the driveway and had a TV, so she could come and go as she pleased.

Anyway, we live in an urban area now and our LOs will be sharing a room for the foreseeable future, a couple of years at least.

We are currently in a 2/1 and would like to move before #2 comes in December but we would have to love the new house the way we love our current one, and so far that hasn't happened. Therefore, our kids will share a room- I do think it's important to have your own space, but at 2.5 our daughter wants to be around us all the time anyways, she couldn't care less about her own room. We will definitely move by the time they are school age and/or really needing their own spaces.

We have a 3 bedroom but our 2 boys share a room. I think when they are little they dont need their own ropm (2 big separate rooms seems silly for such 2 little kids) but when they get older i cab see why they would want.their own space. I think that they will have a lotof special fun times sharing a room when their young though. We want more kids so eventually if each kid wants to have their own room we would have to figure something out, probably redo the basement but i dont see that happening until the kids are teens

Each child does not need their own room. I know same sex siblings that were close enough in age (4-5 years apart) that shared even when there was a spare room or two to split them up. A friend of mine's opposite sex close in age siblings shared a room until they were going through puberty. At that point my friend moved into a spare room on the main level of the house and one of her siblings took her room.

Our current guest room is the perfect size for room sharing. If we have two kids close in age (2-3 years apart) they will likely share that room.

I think it is nice for every kid to have their own room, but I definitely do not think it is a necessity. We have many friends in NYC, and having a three bedroom apartment is certainly not financially feasible for many many people.
I think in many urban areas, and many parts of the world, it is really unusual for everyone to have their own room.
Which isn't to say I don't want it (a 4 bedroom house is my dream!), but that I view it is a nicety as opposed to a necessity.

My sister and I shared a room for a few years. I have good and bad memories from it. She was older so bossed me around in our room. But if I had a nightmare or couldn't sleep she'd do shadow puppet shows for me on the wall. I think overall it was a good experience.

I think for same sex siblings separate rooms is a nice to have. but I think for opposite sex siblings it's a necessity after a certain point.

My sister and I shared a bedroom off and on until high school and we survived. I don't think any kid NEEDS their own bedroom. I don't even have my own bedroom now.

I think that opposite sex siblings should get their own space by middle school, though.

My brother and I room shared through grade school and we loved it! We moved when I was in middle school and each got our own room.

We have a 4 bedroom house and I'm still planning on having LO2 (when he/she arrives and moves out of our room) share a room with LO1 for a few years. I thinks it's better to have them share a room when they are young, not just something to do "if you have to." If/when we have more LOs (and definitely by late elementary school) we will look at putting one of them in their own room.

I don't think it's a necessity. I shared with my sister from age 4 to 14. Once we hit high school, it was nice to have our own rooms, but I'm not going to buy a house specifically so my kids can have their own room.

I don't think is a necessity. I grew up in a 4 bedroom home, and I'm one of 4 kids. My younger sisters shared a bedroom. In the house before that, I shared a room with my younger sister (3 bedrooms, 3 kids).

We are in a 2 bed/ 2 bath right now and I just delivered my second child. We will look for a bigger house next year, but for now, my daughter (4) loves sharing a room with her baby brother (even though he still sleeps in my room - she gets a kick out of having his crib in her room and asks when he can sleep there lol)

DH shared with his younger sister until he was ten and they liked it fine. I think preteens and teenagers should have their own space though.

We have 3 bedrooms and my girls have always preferred to share a room even before Theo's arrival. I anticipate they'll want their own rooms as teens and we parents plan to make our third floor into a master suite so everyone can have their own room. Another alternative is that my current bedroom has an attached office, so they both may want to take that over so that they have their own space but still share. (I'll still get my master suite in that case!)