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What age should children stop screaming all the time - WFH

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Cgko · 21/03/2026 18:22

WFH 6-7 times a fortnight. Never had a hybrid job before.

Yesterday afternoon after school there were 3 girls wearing academy uniform - year 7 onwards running around and screaming.

Plus a couple of families who have around 6 kids between them spend all the school holidays if it’s dry riding bikes outside my home screaming. I say the oldest child in that group is 9.

How do ask the children not to scream all the time?

I wear a headset for telephone calls and Teams. I don’t want to wear it all the time.

Travelling to the office is 18 miles away each way and on days I don’t have an allocated parking space. Let’s just say there are 100 more staff on the books, than parking bays. Obviously about half the staff walk, use PT or cycle and probably about at most 70% of staff are working in the office. it’s £7.50 to park. Travelling on public transport is £12 each day and need to leave home an hour earlier and get home an hour later compared to driving.

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Velumental · 21/03/2026 18:24

You live in a residential area, it's main use is for residential use, not business use. If you want quiet like you'd have in an office go to your office. If you want the convenience in working in your home in a residential area there will be normal residential noise which will include children playing outside. Those are your choices