Would this worry you? DC neighbour

[Cryingdayandnight]

Long time poster but name changed for this.

I have a neighbour in the flat above me with a young DC about 4 years old. I've lived here for nearly three years and the DC cries constantly. I mean really wailing and sobbing, at least every morning and every evening with at least a few episodes during the day. It goes on for so long that it sounds like they leave the DC alone to cry. This morning it's been going on for some time, wailing and sobbing inconsolably. The only other noise I hear from that DC is absolutely manic shrieking and giggling from being chased, tickled and rough housed with the dad throwing himself around chasing her (another post as my ceiling light has been damaged by this).

It's horrible to hear, I'm at home a lot as I mainly WFH and I'm a single parent with 2 DC. The parents are extremely unfriendly so there's no chance to ask them if they are OK or offer any help.

I'm maybe sensitive to the sound of kids crying as I feel very sorry for any child who cries this much. Each to their own and every child is different but at which point would you start to worry that there's more going on?

Call the police to have them do a wellness check. I would have called social services a long time ago because I fear something is very wrong here. That child needs someone to intervene on their behalf.

Honestly those are my thoughts too but then I doubt myself. Frankly it's been going on every single day for nearly three years, I guess it might be some people's normal to leave their kids wailing and crying. Would love to hear more views from people on what to do.

I'd speak to a service like the police or social care to pass it on. There could be a million reasons why they cry, and you'll get posters coming on sharing stories of why their children cry, but you wouldn't know if any of those examples apply to this child, and making an assumption can be dangerous. Let them investigate; hopefully, it will lead to some support for the family.

I'm not sure I know where to start with reporting to police or social services. I mean what do I even say without sounding like a nosy neighbour? That's pathetic I know.

When you call them be specific - The child cries x amount of times a day, for x amount of time. This is what I can hear. I'm calling to pass on my concerns, this is their address.

Yes I should do that. Would that be an anonymous report? I am scared of it coming back to me. I am a single parent and feel vulnerable anyway.

I should have added that they have also had a baby recently. That baby has been crying for the last fifteen minutes. Sounds like they're being ignored as there's also hoovering going on.

You can make an anonymous report to the NSPCC and they will contact the local services https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/report/