Browse Forums General Discussion Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 16Jan 20, 2013 6:27 pm As said, it depends on the age of the kids, which makes it difficult since that changes! Shopping for a house 10 years ago when I had a baby, I wouldn't buy a 2-storey house because I would have been running upstairs 50 times a day to get him up, change him, put him bed, resettle, resettle, resettle, check him, rinse & repeat... With the baby & toddler stage over, my new house will be 2 storey but I still wouldn't want the kids bedrooms very far from ours. Our current house is single level but with the kids' rooms at the far end, so my daughter's room is 16-20m from ours. At 8 yrs old she can still need us suddenly in the middle of the night (nightmare, vomiting, too cold...) and I find this distance a pain. It is difficult to hear her, especially when we're sleeping. We've gone through several monitors which all stopped working or gave too much background noise. And although it's not really far to walk in the daytime, when you've been woken in the middle of the night, it seems like a long way! Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 17Jan 20, 2013 7:13 pm We have ALWAYS had kids' rooms away from us-mind you, we have only ever built single stories because we lived in a 2 story at one point whilst building and it drove me nuts having to go upstairs to clean! Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 18Jan 21, 2013 6:24 am Deemaree We have ALWAYS had kids' rooms away from us-mind you, we have only ever built single stories because we lived in a 2 story at one point whilst building and it drove me nuts having to go upstairs to clean! Us too, Dee...even though our old place was small, we were at the front and the kids were at the back. When our first baby was born, I worried I wouldn't hear him so put his cradle in our room. That lasted one night before he got moved to the adjoining lounge room. That lasted less than a week before I shoved him back in his own room. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 19Jan 21, 2013 3:28 pm Our bedrooms are all up one end. Our house is approx 30m wide so all living areas are down one end and sleeping up the other. Although our kids are all under 7, I can't see why it matters about separating when they get older. Both my and DH's childhood homes had the same setup and he was at home until 30yo and I was 26yo. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 20Jan 21, 2013 3:40 pm Maybe your parents were quiet? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Hi, Have fun, remember bedrooms should feel relaxing and inviting, the last space you see before sleep and the first you see when you wake up. Make sure it makes you… 6 16154 The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 18506 2 6254 |