Q. We will be buying our first home, its very cute with a nice bit of land that we plan on adding onto once we settle in within the next few years. In the meantime, I need ideas on how to make things work out.
Our kids are 5, 3 and 1 years old. The younger two still sleep with us, and the oldest sleeps next to our bed in a toddler bed.
So for our new house, should we make one room the "bed" room and make the other room solely a "play" room for the kids?
Should we get a bunk bed set? The oldest could sleep on top, and the younger two could share the bottom bunk?
Any ideas are much appreciated, thanks!
To the lady suggesting I should just buy a larger home, that is not the answer to the question I asked. If I had the money I would buy a larger house, but since you're so smart and all maybe you have a great job and can fork over the cash I need for a three bedroom?
Oh and having a 1 yr old in the same room as me is crazy? What planet do you come from?
Our kids are 5, 3 and 1 years old. The younger two still sleep with us, and the oldest sleeps next to our bed in a toddler bed.
So for our new house, should we make one room the "bed" room and make the other room solely a "play" room for the kids?
Should we get a bunk bed set? The oldest could sleep on top, and the younger two could share the bottom bunk?
Any ideas are much appreciated, thanks!
To the lady suggesting I should just buy a larger home, that is not the answer to the question I asked. If I had the money I would buy a larger house, but since you're so smart and all maybe you have a great job and can fork over the cash I need for a three bedroom?
Oh and having a 1 yr old in the same room as me is crazy? What planet do you come from?
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I have the answer for that one! I have six kids in a four bedroom house. Get a bunkbed. Make sure it's the single/double kind made of metal. One kid on top and two on the bottom. Kids jump on the bed all the time and break the wood ones in record time. Not to mention you seem to get more "decorations" on a wood bed of the unremovable kind. If you are worried about falling kids get bed rails. You can usually find them in thrift stores really cheap. I would try to find the bunkbed used too. No sense in paying more than you have to. KEEP your bedroom for yourself! Kids don't need a lot of toys but, you do need privacy. Ever had to do acrobatics to keep your kids from having seen something they shouldn't? You KNOW what I'm talking about. Besides walking into your bedroom after a hard day with no private space isn't the most conducive environment for relaxation. Do you have a basement or an attic? It's your house try to make it kid friendly. A little elbow grease and you have a playroom made to order. That's what I did. Keeps the little boogers from trashing the house when it's too cold to toss them outside. They are responsible for cleaning it too. If you don't have this option teach them to clean their room starting now. It'll make your life a lot easier in the long run anyway. I've watched kids for 20 years now and they generally only play with 2-4 toys on a regular basis. Get a toy box, screw some shelves to the wall for a couple of books, and you're ready to go! It is not nesessary to separate the kids until they reach at least seven (I'm fairly sure) of different sexes. you can call a child welfare agency to check. Not everybody can afford a bigger house!
I have the answer for that one! I have six kids in a four bedroom house. Get a bunkbed. Make sure it's the single/double kind made of metal. One kid on top and two on the bottom. Kids jump on the bed all the time and break the wood ones in record time. Not to mention you seem to get more "decorations" on a wood bed of the unremovable kind. If you are worried about falling kids get bed rails. You can usually find them in thrift stores really cheap. I would try to find the bunkbed used too. No sense in paying more than you have to. KEEP your bedroom for yourself! Kids don't need a lot of toys but, you do need privacy. Ever had to do acrobatics to keep your kids from having seen something they shouldn't? You KNOW what I'm talking about. Besides walking into your bedroom after a hard day with no private space isn't the most conducive environment for relaxation. Do you have a basement or an attic? It's your house try to make it kid friendly. A little elbow grease and you have a playroom made to order. That's what I did. Keeps the little boogers from trashing the house when it's too cold to toss them outside. They are responsible for cleaning it too. If you don't have this option teach them to clean their room starting now. It'll make your life a lot easier in the long run anyway. I've watched kids for 20 years now and they generally only play with 2-4 toys on a regular basis. Get a toy box, screw some shelves to the wall for a couple of books, and you're ready to go! It is not nesessary to separate the kids until they reach at least seven (I'm fairly sure) of different sexes. you can call a child welfare agency to check. Not everybody can afford a bigger house!
Does she have a chance to get the kids back?
Jenn
Okay so my husband and I went to emergency court on Feb 4th and got temporary custody of my step kids. At the time they were living in a 2 bedroom trailer. Their 73 year old grandmother had custody of them. All the people that lived there were the 2 kids and mother in one small bedroom that could only hold a set of bunk beds and a dresser. Then the grandmother had her own room and the uncle had a home made bedroom. The grandmother got custody of the kids because the mother was a drug addict and could not take care of them. And before any of you say anything about my husband he could not take them at the time because he was living with his brother and we had just started dating. Well the kids were doing very well in the grandmothers care. They were thriving and loved it there. So now we are married and have a 3 year old girl. So anyway things were getting very bad for the kids there. They were calling me up all the begging for me to come get them. the cops were called allot. My step son was hit in the face by his grandmother. And all in one week the cops were there 4 times and the mother took the kids to 5 different house in one night, on a school night. So my husband and i said that was the last straw and went to court. The judge gave us the kids within 10 min. The grandmother even said she could not do it anymore. Well The kids are doing wonderful here. They love being here and in June we are moving to a bigger place. Well this whole time I have been trying to really work with the mother and the grandmother. The mother is now at the state hospital and is doing very well. She now sees that this is the best place for the kids to be. The grandmother has been acting like she loves the kids being here. She talks to me everyday about it and I try to keep her informed about the kids and let her see them almost everyday for right now. Well I just found out last night that she is going to try to get the kids back when we go into court and I am scared out of my mind. I love these kids so much. I treat them like my own and don't want to see them go back to that. I need to know if she has a chance. My husband and I are more then capable of taking care of them. He works 2 jobs and I am a stay at home mom with all 3 kids. Please help in anyway you can. I just want what is best for these kids. They are my world. Thank you for your help.
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You've got a stable home with a complete family (mum, working dad, kid) going upwards economically and for living arrangements. You are of the right age to raise these kids. The grandmother is alone, will likely not grow old enough to see them through to adulthood. The mother, no doubt, has not even got a place of her own. The grandmother has said before a judge she couldn't do it anymore, and she has got multiple police reports against her. Who do you think will get the kids?
Possibly the stress with the kids brought on Alzheimer with the grandmother. It seems like she was really great till a while ago suddenly she changed.
You've got a stable home with a complete family (mum, working dad, kid) going upwards economically and for living arrangements. You are of the right age to raise these kids. The grandmother is alone, will likely not grow old enough to see them through to adulthood. The mother, no doubt, has not even got a place of her own. The grandmother has said before a judge she couldn't do it anymore, and she has got multiple police reports against her. Who do you think will get the kids?
Possibly the stress with the kids brought on Alzheimer with the grandmother. It seems like she was really great till a while ago suddenly she changed.
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