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Children Should Get Their Own Rooms

By Makanani K.

“I don't see myself as a hero because what I'm doing is self-interested, I donʻt want to live in a world where there's no room for intellectual exploration and creativity” (Edward Snowden). A house is for a family a room is for creativity and exploration. Children should get their own rooms. When children have their own rooms, they get more privacy and are less likely to co-sleep.

According to George Cohen “No matter how compatible your children are now, be aware that as they grow older their space and privacy needs to change.” As children get older they need more privacy and space. This is usually when a boy and a girl are sharing a room.

There are many cases that children should not share a room especially if they are step-siblings and different genders. Tweens (10-12) and teens (13-18) need more space and privacy (Perles).

Co-sleeping is the most questionable subject. A lot of parents and medical practitioners favor co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is sharing the same room and is very risky and a has lot of disadvantages that goes along with it (Sanjay).

People may argue that sharing a room helps with collaboration, getting along or developing life long relationships. However, if you put baking soda and vinegar together it blows up and if you put two people in the same room together it may not go as planned either.

So children should get their own room for space and privacy with their own space to grow in. That is why children should get their own rooms. “So let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow" - Unknown.