Extra insulation will do very little.

If you want to keep the pitter-patter and THUMP THUD out of your bedroom, you need to use real sound isolation materials and techniques.

They aren't difficult, and aren't even terribly expensive if done during build, but you have to do it correctly or it doesn't work.

http://www.newenglandsoundproofing.com/contact_us.html

http://www.newenglandsoundproofing.com/ceiling_soundproofing.html

You can use a resilient channel ceiling or other methods to dampen the sound.

Our two youngest are sharing the bedroom over our master. No rug in their room yet. Regular walking around is not a problem but the little one likes to stomp/jump. I would give him more incentive to stop but I actually like knowing when they are up in the morning. Good luck!

Our master is over the guest bedroom......

Our rooms are all on the same floor, BUT, our one son is right over the kitchen. He can hear all our conversations.

No way, wait til they are teens and play loud music or have friends overnight and you will regret it I think.

My rental has the master on the main with kid rooms above. I love it EXCEPT for the noise. I can hear running and jumping of course, but even the bed creaking and some talking. My mother was sleeping in my sons rooms and I could hear her taking on the phone one evening. If I were to built this layout I would definitely put sound insulation between the floors.

We put our master on opposite ends of the house for this very reason. While the little ones are still little, we plan on putting a "baby monitor" in their rooms so that we can hear them. But there's only so much you can do to dampen the noise and when they're teenagers, I don't want their room anywhere near ours! LOL

Our second floor has two kids bedrooms, a bathroom, and a playroom. Out of those choices the bedroom was the quietest and what we chose to put above our bedroom. We havent had a problem, but bedrooms in our house are only used for sleeping or studying; which I know is not how many others live.

When we build, there won't be any rooms above our Master Bedroom. At the moment, my almost 13-year-old son and 3-year-old's room is over our Master Bedroom. My 8- and 10-year old's room is above the living room. Their bathroom is between their two rooms. When sleeping in, I can hear every single movement that my 13-year-old and 3-year do. There was carpet in the room which helps with the noise, but I hate carpet and put in wood flooring. If he drops something, I hear it. When he goes to the bathroom, I hear it. When all 4 of them are in one room, I can hear them. Just as this, I can hear every movement in my other boys' room when in the living room. They are very rambunctious and like to jump around. Another problem I have is that the pipe from their toilet/tub goes down the wall which is located between our living and kitchen/dining room. When they flush the toilet or let out their bath water, the pipe rattles in that wall. I know every time they use the bathroom and so do my guests. Most times it is rather embarrassing.

Don’t do it. Don’t even think about it.

Wouldn't you want to know why you hear little footsteps on the floor? A sick child? Nightmares? I designed a home where it was requested that the master bedroom be directly below their two kid's bedrooms so they can hear if there are any problems.