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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting article about room sharing:

“ The irony, experts in child psychology and social development say, bedroom may not be such an awful thing. In fact, it may be better for some children, in some circumstances. They can learn valuable skills, including the ability to share, compromise and develop a sense of closeness with others.

“A strong argument could be made for shared living arrangements based on how peer relations facilitate social, moral and intellectual development,” says Martin Ford, senior associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and an expert in child social development.

“He says that a private bedroom may help some children develop independent living and autonomous coping skills, but the prevailing wisdom is that even in homes with bedrooms galore, some children just might be better off sharing.

“Parents would be wise to observe their children, talk with their children, and do some informal experimentation to try to address what kind of living circumstances would best match their child’s personality and developmental needs,” he says.”

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-16-hm-sharing16-story.html

I can’t find anything at all that suggests it’s bad for a kid. 
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