Brothers

The Prince and the Knight share a room. The Prince is now 6 1/2 and the Knight will be 5 in February. Bedtimes are a nightly challenge for us. The Prince falls asleep very quickly, but the Knight needs a while to settle down and fall asleep - he gets that from me.

DadOf4 can literally fall asleep in under 2 minutes after we have gone to bed. I know this - I have timed him. Me? I take at least a half an hour to settle down.

DadOf4 and I work this out by him falling asleep right away and by me either reading or watching a little TV in our room until I get sleepy.

The Prince and the Knight work this out by the Prince falling asleep right away and the Knight throwing toys at the Prince's head.

Yeah - this is not exactly working out for them.

The Duke (1 year old) currently has his own room. This was necessary last year when he was waking up three times per night. But now that he is sleeping through I am rethinking the entire roommate situation.

Princess is the only girl - plus she is the oldest (8 1/2). She gets her own room.

I would like to give Prince his own room too. He has put up with a lot from the Knight the last few years.

However, the Knight will start Kindergarten next year. I am just not sure it makes sense to separate the Knight and the Prince now. It would be nice to have the Duke sleep past the 6:00AM school morning wake-up call when school starts next fall.

This is my dilemma right now.

Any suggestions?