At what point do I call social services?

[thisismeusernameything]

Posting for traffic. Sorry but I need a bit of advise from people with experience.

How much is it acceptable to shout at your kids? What language is deemed unnecessary and does the frequency matter?

My next door neighbour shouts at her very young children several times a day, maybe 5-10 times, for around a minute at a time.

They are fucking this and that's, cunts and every other name you can imagine. Is this ok? I often here the children crying.

I really dont know where the line is with this. The children seem ok dressed and look fine but its just the screaming and language used.

Is this a concern? Do I report it or do I mind my own business?

[thisismeusernameything]

Glad there seems to he a general concensus that this is not ok.

What actually made me call in the end was I could hear one of the kids crying this morning at the same time as there was a donation advert for the NSPCC on TV. It was only 7ish and she'd been shouting at them to get ready for a while. Again, just to be very clear, its not the shouting itself but the aggresive tone and choice of words.

I skipped the NSPCC and went straight to SS. My next thread will be titled my neighbour punched me for reporting her to SS but I had to do it.

[redexpat]

Student social worker here (though not based in the UK). You've done exactly the right thing.

Under Danish law, every citizen has a duty to report when they have first hand knowledge of abuse or neglect. So you hearing them being verbally abused falls under that category. If you work with children or vunerable people, you have to report if you even suspect that they may need additional support.

[EponasWildDaughter]

Good on you OP. Poor kids.

[EnthusiasmDisturbed]

I agree with of you are asking yourself this question then do something nspcc for advice would be a good start

Never really understand why on threads like this someone always comes along and points out she may be struggling, single parent, shouting isn't so bad ffs it is when it is so frequent and you hear children crying and they are called cunts

We should never ignore or excuse abusive behaviour toward children and shouting and swearing at children to the point where neighbours are concerned and worried is just that

[EnthusiasmDisturbed]

Sorry just seen update good you have reported her