To report the neighbours to nspcc?

[CakeyCakeyCakey]

We moved house a couple of weeks ago and the couple next door have a boy about 18mths old.
He cries all the time, day and night, interspersed with the crying is mum screaming at him to lay down and shut up and loads of banging, a few times I've heard the boy crying and then mum starts shouting and boy screams louder.

My ds is 2 1/2 I admit I shout at him sometimes but not all the time, I've never heated any playing noises (the walls are paper thin) just crying.

This morning something in the pitch of her voice changed and it made me feel really uncomfortable. I can't put my finger on it but it heightened my concern.
I've sent an anonymous email to the nspcc to say what I've heard and to ask them to maybe direct the health visitor there to check they're all ok.

I know reporting when you suspect something is happening is the right thing to do and I've told people on here to report report report before bu now I'm dithering, they'll know I reported them.

if you think he's in immediate danger / severe danger, you can call 999.

Do you still have that nagging voice saying you should mind your own? tell it to do one - Victoria Climbie / Baby P / countless others - they all had people minding their own business; abused children need looking out for. (I'm not saying ndn IS abusing the child, but IF....)

I think you were right to report in this case, but those who say that if there is nothing wrong then you reporting won't matter, no harm done, are talking rubbish. It will be a traumatic experience for the parents, who will have their lives examined with a fine tooth comb, and will be very anxious over who has reported them.
I don't think that you can really befriend them now - it would be a bit like a spy operation.

I should add I was abused when I was young and social services never came to me, hopefully they will be offered help before anything bad happens.

You have absolutely done the right thing - the child comes first in every scenario and any worries should always be reported. Good for you!!

Well done cakey. Trust your gut on stuff like this. That little boy needs someone to be his voice.

Phone 999 ffs. 18 month old squealing. The mother & father are there together? Wtaf? Are the parents having a domestic/drug abusers?

I think you were right to report it, sounds like they need help. If nothing else it might make them think twice about shouting and screaming at the baby.

You were absolutely right to report.

I second what everyone else has said. Always listen to your gut feeling, you were right to report.

I agree - well done cakey

You've done the right thing, by reporting it and you know you have. If anything happened to that child you would feel that guilt for the rest of your life, all because you didn't want them to know it was you.

You also did the right thing by reporting it to the NSPCC, they have more power than Social Services to remove children from harmful situations, hopefully it's nothing, but you did the right thing by not turning a blind eye.