What should we do about a study area?

Melissa - posted on 10/03/2009 ( 1 mom has responded )

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My husband and I are going back to school and we have two little girls ages 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 who each have their own rooms. Our little one goes right to bed if there are no distractions however our oldest stays up in her room for about an hour and a half and looks at books and we do have issues with her not staying in her bed every single night. My husband wants to turn one of their rooms into a study room and have them sleep in the same room together. I know a lot of mothers have their children sleep in the same rooms together but with my oldest being so difficult as far as bed time is concerned I don't know what to do. If I put them to bed at the same time neither will sleep and if I put them to bed little one first the oldest wakes her up and the oldest one first the little one is up until 10pm waiting for her sister to fall asleep. I really don't know what to do. My husband is very insistant on having one of their rooms as a strictly study area and not fusing a study (desk) and bedroom together as one. He doesn't want anything in the room but study related items. I think this is rediculous but what am I to do? I simply don't know. It won't work well for them to sleep in the same room and he won't use one of their rooms or our room as a study area/bedroom. I guess I'm looking for advice on either sleeping arrangements as far as them sleeping together or if I need to put my foot down and say we put a desk in the little ones room and he can use it when she's not sleeping.

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Pia - posted on 10/04/2009

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Hmm...tough one. I'm a study nomad and have lots of different places. In winter I have a little nook in our dining room set aside...it's not the best area but it does the job. When the weather is nice and I need to study I do it outside. If I can't concentrate at home I get a babysitter, go to a park, to a coffee shop, or go to a library.

This isn't helpful if you want a set study area I realise, but I don't think it is fair of your husband to uproot your girls. It's just going to be stressful for all four of you, and I bet you'll find you won't get much study done because you'll be too busy dealing with the sleep issues!

Is there room in yours and your husbands bedroom for a little study nook I wonder? If not, you may have to convince your husband to be a study nomad and make do with what you have! Good on you both for going back to school...it's not an easy decision!