Do My Kids Need Their Own Rooms?

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy, Zak and Elizabeth answer a listener email about whether an 8 and 5 year old should still be sharing a room. The basement is a communal space, and it’s also home to some creepy crawlies… but is it worth making that work in the name of some separation? We’ll also debrief on our week in parenting with a round of Triumphs & Fails — including a postcard from a spat with a sleepy toddler. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.8	This episode may contain explicit language. Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raised the next generation together.
0:37.0	I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast, The Mama Cita Rica. I have a 14 year old name
0:43.2	Mamelea and 11 year old Avery. We live in Miami.
0:46.7	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast. It's called the Best Advice Show and
0:50.6	I'm Dad to Noah, who's six and Ami who's three. We live in Detroit.
0:54.0	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose.
0:58.0	I'm the mom of Three Littles, Henry who's 12, Oliver his 10 and Teddy who's 7.
1:02.0	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
1:04.0	Today we're answering a listener question about when and whether kids should share a
1:09.2	bedroom with their siblings. This listener is wondering whether it's worth sacrificing some communal space to separate
1:16.2	her eight and five-year-old. And we have some ideas. And then of course we'll debrief back here with a round of triumphs and fails.
1:25.0	So let's get going. We're gonna take a quick break and then we'll see you back here for
1:30.6	our listener question.
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