Would you complain about a neighbour's 7yo child naked in their own garden?

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As title. Just wanted others opinions.

I would tell grandchildren that it is not their business what someone else does in their own garden, SEN or not.

I may (depending on my relationship with the neighbour) mention that it is possible to see inside their garden and leave it like that.

Even more of a no. SEN children can find it very difficult to regulate their own temperature and often this can be a battle with carers, whether parents or adults in an educational setting.
I would explain their needs in an age appropriate way to any other child and hope that I was helping raise children with empathy.

No

A child, in their own garden, no.I think you would have said if it was the front garden, if it’s the back garden and fenced, it’s private, surely.

No but I wouldn't let dd go out naked in the garden - there's no expectation of privacy anymore and you just dont know who is watching

I feel like this is a reverse, and you recievd the complaint - you aren't horrible or anything but I'd say to be careful x

I've deliberately been vague as to which neighbour I am to try and gather unbiased views 🙂

No. Tell grandparents to stop looking

At 7? Really?

No

No, a child being naked in their own back garden is fine. Tell the grandchildren to stop looking.

No, of course not.

No. My DD has severe SEN and try as I might, she does sometimes just strip off in the garden. Now she’s a bit older it worries me, but at 7? Not at all.

I wouldn't see unless i went upstairs and looked out of the back bedroom window and the child was at the lower half of the garden. I've only ever done that once, years ago, which was when I saw spiderman climbing up to the top of a shed in a garden that backs on to us. I wanted to be sure and it was, a kid's party. You could hear the kids shouting and laughing, it was funny.

No, it's not my business what people do in their own gardens and a very good idea is to have high fences or walls and trees so nobody can see in. Good fences make good neighbours is a well known saying and one with which I concur.

What sort of comments does a non-verbal child make?

Complain to….who? Genuinely unsure what that means.

And no, I wouldn’t.

I wouldn’t complain but I would comment to myself ‘just put some pants on him fgs’.

No, but I might make them aware that others can see the child in the garden.

What buisiness is it of anyone else's?

Yes! I can’t see anything wrong with it.

I wouldn't complain no but equally I can imagine other children finding it uncomfortable to see. If the child in question were mine I would ensure they wore something at least on their bottom half when in full view of the neighbours for their own safety and safeguarding - I wouldn't want people talking about them nor making fun of them.

Honestly life with a child who has significant disabilities and additional needs is HARD. Just let them enjoy their own bloody garden. It's probably damned near impossible for them to enjoy normal, public life. Stop looking at the naked child and that should solve the issue.

Apologies if you are the child's parent - in that case, my snarkiness is for your nosy neighbour 😉

No. I would be explaining to them that if they don't want to see, they can stop looking in other people's gardens.

Of course not. I would ignore the child. Because it’s none of my business.

Your GC shouldn't be using the trampoline to nose into other people's gardens.

I dont let my dc in my garden naked as it's tiny and overlooked by lots of houses which may contain nefarious people

Potential safeguarding issue, I would mention it