Adam and I are currently considering buying a new house (partly for this reason; partly for others) and we’re looking at one just around the corner. However, the bedrooms are on different levels. For example, the main bedroom is downstairs (or so they tell us - we thought it was upstairs originally) and the secondary kid’s rooms are upstairs.
Because I’ve always slept with the kids two or three steps away from my bedroom, I find this prospect of distance a bit unsettling. If they were to call out in the middle of the night I’d have to circumnavigate my way through several rooms and a staircase to get to them.
Does anyone else live in a situation similar to this? Am I making a big deal over nothing? Or is it actually a good thing to have a bit of distance? Bear in mind, though, my kids are still rather young. Opinions? Suggestions?
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7:30 am
Unusual, but it’s just a case of getting used to it.
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9:14 am
In ten year’s time you’ll be wishing your room was as far as possible from theirs. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, and all that, but I’m serious!
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10:21 am
Split level living is the best. We have a 3 level place, living on the bottom, us, the study and the spare in the middle with the kids on top. It doesn’t matter how much noise you make downstairs they can’t hear it, yet we (read ‘I’ as dad’s only seem to wake when kicked) hear them whenever they stir during the night. Being a few further steps away gives the kids a chance to re-settle before you intervene. Go for it!
4:33 pm
We don’t have split level, but we do have a long house. The kids bedrooms are seperated from ours by the common rooms. We noticed a difference as soon as we moved here and are loving it. They aren’t disturbed by us if we are up early or late, we aren’t disturbed by them, but our kids are 8, 11 & 14.
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8:17 pm
I think when they get older, that arrangement would be ideal. At this age though, I think “the distance” will probably be harder on you than on them. If you love the house, I don’t think the split levels is a reason not to buy it. Wherever you decide to go, there will likely be a period of adjustment for everyone and if you are worrying about hearing them, there are always baby monitors and night lights along the hallways / stairwell.
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6:59 pm
One of the reasons we moved from our last house was because the kids bedrooms were at one end and the master at the other. It always left me feeling a little uneasy that I would not hear them call out, etc. Although I am assured that as they got older this arrangement would have been great!
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