Brothers and sisters sharing a bedroom

Senior Member Joined: Feb 11 2007 Posts: 207

I separated my kids when my older one (girl) was 6. We b"h were able to do that, but our Rav did tell us we could keep them together until she was 9. I am not sure how the dynamics will work as my younger ones get older.

Posted: Thu, Jun 25 2009, 7:58 pm Post subject:

I would think it should be fine until one of them gets uncomfortable with it. I mean, we're talking about siblings here, not strangers! I can't see how there could be a halachic problem at any age- unless the girl wants to sleep in "not tznius pajamas" and doesn't want her brother seeing her in her nightclothes. It's really not that hard to change clothes in the bathroom, or to lock the door while changing.

Didn't people used to live in 1 room homes, where the entire family plus guests all slept in the same room? Is there a difference, halachically, because there are adult chaperones present?
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Ruth, single mom to
DD1, 15, DD2, 14, and DS, 8

Posted: Sun, Jun 28 2009, 1:30 pm Post subject:

Most things that are issues to us today are things that were taken fro granted in older generations. Not everyone has the luxery of having enough space. There is no set answer each family does what is best for them.
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