Does the sound of children playing annoy you?

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I could just be being paranoid. My neighbours seem lovely never had any issues. I have, however, noticed since lockdown DD has obviously been playing a lot in the garden. They regularly seem to go in when DD is out. She isn't loud but does chatter away to herself with whatever she is playing with although I wouldn't say it's constant. Would others find this annoying? TBH even if it was I can't tell her to play in silence or force her indoors all the time. There are other children playing in close by gardens aswell. Also there is an elderly lady who lives behind us who seems to enjoy DD presence and often waves and watches her.

I’m actually considering sending my neighbours ear plugs and wine. One of my Dds shouts when she’s talking. Her hearing is fine! She screeches and bellows and I constantly tell her to use her quiet voice. I really do limit the time they are allowed out in the garden.

It’s been gorgeous here and the neighbours are enjoying the sun on niace sun loungers and I try to give them at least 3-4 hours in the middle of the day of peace before my kids ruin it. Made it worse when dh got them a massive paddling pool 😬😬

So yeah I’ve got those kids ..

Yes, but I really dislike other people's children. I wouldn't say anything or be passive aggressive or the like. I just never choose to spend any time around children other than my own. The best thing that's come out of this lockdown is that there are no children in my street. I'm very lucky that my house backs onto woods and all I ever hear are birds.

Playing yes not screaming shouting kicking ball at fence etc .
I felt sorry for the little girl next door playing in the front garden on her own looking at my dc when we came back from our walk .

Drives me nuts. Especially the excitable screaming. But, I chose to live in an area with people so there isn’t much I can do about it.

If they're screaming, yes, but shouting and playing is fine, laughter is lovely.

The sound of my children playing annoys me, but I have never been annoyed by being able to hear my neighbours' children playing in their gardens.

Normal playing no, I find it quite relaxing to hear them chatting away to themselves or each other and laughing. Its one of the sounds of summer. Screaming, constant shouting, footballs against the fence & watching videos etc on the phone/ipad with the sound up drives me insane (my poor sister has this).

Fortunately, no-one where we now live does any of that. Loads of kids in the gardens but all very sociable and polite. Seems to be an unwritten rule that kids don't out before 9.30ish, no-one plays music outside (used to live next door to one of those horrors) and screaming kids must get sent inside pretty quickly as I only ever hear it for a few minutes max. I'm outside now and its really lovely to hear the kids playing.

I have 4 kids and a decent size garden. When they were all young I'd make sure there were always a few hours in the day when my neighbours could relax in their garden. Fortunately the neighbours loved the hot son and my kids hated it so it worked.

No, kids playing doesn't bother me at all, unless they're having screaming competitions like my NDN's DC. Normal playing noise including footballs against walls and trampoline bouncing for hours on end I actually find quite comforting in a weird way, especially at the moment, it's a bit of normality at a very strange time. Your neighbours have no legitimate complaint even if they do try to raise one, what you describe is normal living noise and you have as much right to use your garden as they do. If they're so intolerant to noise they have to go inside because children are playing then it's a problem with them rather than you and they probably need to buy an isolated cottage somewhere

playing normally is fine, screaming and shouting no. I don't like it when my kids start shouting in our garden and so tell them to be respectful as other people are using their gardens too. our garden has other gardens on three sides though so very enclosed.

I don't mind the kids as much as the parents who very loudly shriek when their kids "score a goal" or whatever.
Also one of my neighbours appears to have invested in a bouncy castle, the kind that has a motor continually pumping air into it. The constant drone is like torture

Perhaps they are reading and find it harder to concentrate with background noise? I have quite a low noise tolerance and before having children the noise of kids playing used to do my head in but I definitely filter it out now that I have 4 kids

I mean, yes, I don’t really like to hear children playing whilst I’m trying to enjoy my garden but I know that is unreasonable.
Children tend to be louder and say annoying unnecessary and repetitive things
As long as they aren’t screeching or crying I try to tune it out.

No - I work in a nursery and can tune the sound of children playing out; so long as it’s not me having to deal with them.

Chattering, playing, laughing, fine. Constant shrieking or screaming the place down? Totally unnecessary so shut up.

Kids are no problem, it's the parents trying to discipline them that annoys me! There's someone opposite my garden that keeps shouting "Charlie 1... 2... get out/stop it/ etc! Repeatedly! I feel like shouting "Just fucking do as you're told Charlie!"

Playing, laughing even shouting (to an extent)

But the screeching, whinging, the pretend crying, drives me mad.

(Yes, three doors up with kids coming for playdates from numerous houses, I mean you).

Nope. Not my kids, not my problem.

I'll even tolerate the odd ball against the house. It's nice to hear them outside.

Yes. Anything above talking volume - shrieking, shouting, trampolining, ball kicking.

But I'm aware that it's my problem and kids are within their rights to play in their garden.

So I wear silencing headphones or go inside.

No not at all, I find the sound of adult booming voices and dog repetitively barking more annoying. Children quietly playing and chatting is fine. I always make sure ds doesn't screech ot scream when he is outside and tell him not to shout as I do think that would be irritating to others.

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'But the screeching, whinging, the pretend crying, drives me mad.'

That drives me crazy and it is my toddler he gets taken in if starts that outside mind you

Chatting, giggling and laughing all fine. Screeching and screaming definitely not

I agree and parents shouldnt be subjecting neighbors to screeching and screaming so the children need to be indoors if that’s happening so that there is consideration for others imo.

OP, I do noticed my neighbours doing that I’d have indoor play time a little while later so that they could enjoy their garden too.

Chatting, giggling and laughing all fine. Screeching and screaming definitely not

There are 3 young boys nextdoor, they screech and scream all day long. Their mum throws them out into the back from 8am and leaves them to it.
No interaction with them.

Very hard to work from home even with windows closed you can hear them.

I try to avoid my garden when the neighbours children are out and I've got three children of my own. Cant bear the screaming. Also they can see in our garden because of ridiculously high decking so I feel we have no privacy from them.

Playing, talking, having fun, lovely. Screaming, no.