I have a screamer next door.

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Lovely family, but the youngest, about 4yo is a screamer. She screams in the garden, bathroom, living room. Everywhere.

Has done for 2 years since they moved in. Screams instantly at 2am if she wakes up. Screams if the door is shut. Or open. You get the message.

If I'm honest, I feel sympathy for the DM. (DF is absent a lot of the time)

2 older DC's, who dont scream.

I have 3 DC's who didnt scream.

I would never dream of complaining, BIABU to be a bit fed up.

Blast noise back at equal intervals to their noise.

What would that achieve?

angelos02, that's not helpful. DH is a musician, and I know we could create much more noise than the neighbours if we chose to, but don't. Espacially at 3am.

We have a screamer and a barking bloody dog next door.
No sn, just a bloody annoying 4year old. The mother looks totally exhausted by it all. I hoe it all improves with age

My DD is a screamer. She's 4 too.

I don't know why she does it. She doesn't have any SN. And screaming never, ever gets her what she wants but for some reason it's her default reaction to everything at home. Interestingly she doesn't do it at nursery.

I find it very wearing but am at a loss as to what to do. Nothing we have tried - and we've tried a lot! - has worked.

I find it hugely embarrassing as am painfully aware of how annoying it must be for our neighbours. Fortunately we have a detached house so hopefully it isn't too bad! But I do worry about it a lot.

lol at squirting them like cats I think that's just brought on a sense of humour failure.

No screaming children but NDN is a CM and today the paddling pool came out...............so yes they were all shrieking (which is a bit different I think)

But add into the mix another NDN DC who have footballs Thump Thump Thump against a wooden fence all the fecking time when they're home

and noisy dog in another house......................

It blends into one homogenous noise.
I might combust one day (you'll read about me in The Sun if I run amok)

I retaliate with music at the same level as the screaming. Soon stops them.

I am the parent of a screamer. She's 3 and gets put in a time out when she screams but that seems to make her scream more.

DS2 was a screamer. He has mostly grown out of it at 5. I tried so many things to get him to stop but nothing seemed to work.
The most annoying thing of it all was/is he hates anyone else screaming and still gets really upset at it.

My mums friend has a toddler who scream all day and night. She actually passed out once because she didn't come up for breath. I really don't know how her mum can put up with it.

Absolutely no to the loud music. They are lovely apart from the screamer.

Burstmybubbles shushing him would be very unlikely to work.

'what would that achieve'? To show the neighbours how irritating noise is. It has worked with my neighbours although granted, they aren't the brightest & this has been the only thing that has worked.

Maybe the kid will start school in sept and the teachers will squish the screaming habit.

Ok but maybe it hit a nerve boopsy!

I think during the day as frustrating as it is some children just scream. At 3 AM however I would be inclined to go round and have a word. This isn't a baby we're talking about - it's a 4 year old who can be reasoned with.

And am I the only one who read the thread title and thought this was going to be about her neighbour's sexual antics?

I have a screamer. My poor neighbours.

You ABU to feel fed up. You are VERY KIND to not say anything.

Does loud music in retaliation really help? I find that surprising to say the least.

OP the mum actually asked you about the loud one? There's an opening right there. If she screams with joy that someone arrived home, they need to address that.

Burstmy it's actually quite offensive to post bitching about a child with SN staring at you.

The adults may understand how irritating the noise is but how does it ultimately help? I doubt they're happy with their "screamer"!