Siblings Sharing Space

There are so much incorrect information in this world especially about children, and especially laws concerning children.

In a previous blog I mentioned how it is not against the law for me to take pictures of my son without his clothes on. The reason I know this is because someone had told me that when he turns 9 months old it is against the law for me to take pictures of him in the buff.

So I looked it up.

And no it isn’t.

BUT, as I mentioned in that posting, I have to be careful where I post those photos. As, even though it is not against the law (as long as they are taken with the right attitude and in the right context), I must be careful about my son.

Then I was told that if I have another child of the opposite sex or I have more than two children we will need to move into a thee bedroom apartment/house.

So I looked it up.

And no I don’t.

Some apartments do have their own rules about same sex siblings sharing a room (separate rooms after one of them turns 5 years old), and if any of the children are part of the foster care system then there are different rules.

But as long as the children are happy and healthy parents don’t have to worry about Child Protective Services if their children share a room.

I shared a room with my three siblings (one of which is a boy), until we hit puberty and we loved it! I have many fond memories of playing with our stuffed animals together, building with Legos together, and constructing elaborate forts together.

It also taught us many valuable life lessons about sharing and cooperation. This became an invaluable asset when some of us lived together in the same house along with our spouses for a couple years (I am planning to blog about that at some point - our experience with communal living - working together and respecting each others’ space).

If the children want some privacy, there are many easy things one can do to fulfill their need of having their own space. Here are some ideas.

We plan to be out of our apartment before God hopefully blesses us with three children (hoping for four!). Not only because it would make our apartment feel a little too crowded but also because I think it is valuable for children to have a garden to run around and play in.

I am still undecided about how long my children will share rooms but mostly because it will depend on the children. I don’t think they need everything they want but do want to give them what they need.

Maybe I will have four boys, and then I won’t even have to worry about it.