Sorry it's another 'annoying neighbour's child' thread!

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FFS! Neighbour's DS (7) keeps staring through our living room window. And shouting "come and plaaaaay" to my 3yo.

I wouldn't mind if the boy knocked on the door. But staring? Rude, no?

And now he's kicking a ball at our house/window.

Sigh. Anyone else have this petty issue?

Not any more but at one of my previous addresses, the neighbour's child used to let her self in the back door and we'd find her sitting on the sofa watching tv occasionally!

Can you not just open the window/door and say 'Do you mind not kicking the ball at my windows please?' and send him on his way?

Tell him to stop it this minute.

(I have a Joyce Grefell approach to these things)

Just tell him to stop! Or nip over to your neighbours and ask them to tell him.

lol at scurryfunge, that would freak me out!

OP don't forget to wag your finger when you tell the DS off

DH gave him the evil eye :o because I'm too soft/wimpy...

next time you see him staring through the window run towards it screaming! You'll scare the shit out if him so much he'll never do it again

It's a bit odd if you haven't told him to go away. Are you scared of him or something? He is seven years old and gets thngs wrong sometimes - he needs adults to tell him to sling his hook to stop doing things.

You need a broom and to shout "Clear off and play down your own end" whlst doing vigourous sweeping movements towards him. It worked when I was a kid anyway

Net curtains?? failing that a bucket of cold water, lol.....just kidding!

LOL I think he's just got no clue about boundaries - harmless enough... a bit odd tbh.

We can't actually open the window ATM - got a layer of plastic stuff to keep extra heat in until summer but next time I'll drag my lazy arse outside and tell him.

Not sure telling his parents would make a difference though, they've been told enough times about their astoundingly loud music/tv and not changed...

"You need a broom and to shout "Clear off and play down your own end" whlst doing vigourous sweeping movements towards him"

Blimey that's brought back memories

Tell him your 3yo cannot play out because he has an infectious disease. That should keep him away for a while

Go out and take his ball. Tell him he should play with children his own age and he is to run off immediately. Tell him you'll keep the ball next time he kicks it against your house/window.

When I was younger we had a neighbour (3/4 years younger than me!) who used to knock and knock and knock and..you get the picture! Then if I said I wasn't coming out, he wanted to know when I would come out, how many minutes, etc. It was exhausting!
Before that we had a neighbour (my own age) who did a yours - stare in the window. Very disconcerting isn't it??

Looking back I think I attract these people as now in my own home, we have a neighbour whose son is around 5, who hangs around for ages asking questions. I got out of the car once and nearly tripped over him, he was on my drive next to the car as soon as I pulled in!

We've had a few interrogating nosy children here too. It's intensely annoying. Especially when they start on anyone visiting us too. The minute you open the car door - 20 questions. It gets right on my wick

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I fel your pain except my nosy neighbour children also have their father with them and he has a good old look in as well.
I usually deall with this by flicking the 'v' at him. Tends to do the trick. ( to the father that is)
The child gets my shoooo face or a sharp tap on the window>