About kids stil 'playing out' at this time?

[VelvetSpoon]

My neighbours kids (ages 2-10) are outside screaming shouting and generally making a racket. They've been out there since I got home at 6. If I'm lucky they might go in around 8. Though at weekends it's not uncommon for them to be out even later.

I cannot relax with the windows open as the noise they make is deafening. I've got the tv volume up high because at a normal volume I can't hear them.

AIBU to think primary age (and younger) kids should be indoors by now?! I know mine would have been. And as a child I was only allowed out until 6ish then it was indoors for dinner and bath. Am I hopelessly out of touch or are my neighbours a pita? (The parents sit indoors the whole time with the door shut btw- so they don't have to suffer the noise! and usually only come out to call the kids in at 8).

Mines still out though not making a noise. Yabu it's a lovely summers night

Yabu, 8pm isn't that late. Mine will be ready for bed and start winding down at 8 and be asleep by 8:30.

Its a lovely summers evening, generally we don’t get many. It’s lovely that children are playing out

I have 7 kids between 3-10 running in and out of my house playing hide and seek. Why shouldn't they enjoy themselves? It's still light and warm out

More importantly why are they making so much noise? I'd they can't teach them to behave themselves they should let them out to bother the neighbours.

My 7 year old is asleep. She'd be totally exhausted if she was out playing at this time...it's fine in school holidays but not when they have school the next day imo.

Mine are still out. There are a few kids in our street and they can get pretty loud but just 2 of them out at the moment so nice and quiet. Kids should be out playing not stuck in the house, it's not that late. None of our neighbours seem to mind, infact one lovely old lady across the street told me she loves seeing them out playing.

If they were quiet I wouldn't know. But they are appallingly noisy.

If their parents want to keep them up to midnight I couldn't give a flying fuck. But leaving to make a ridiculous noise outside is beyond inconsiderate imo.

Its all very well saying I'm BU and should just put up with it but until whatever time - 8? 9? Beyond that?! And when do I get to have a peaceful relaxing evening?

Yabu. It's a bright evening. I'm sure they'll be in before long.

I was sitting in the garden earlier enjoying a coffee. The kids in the gardens round about were playing out. It's a lovely sound, part of summer.

Why should they be inside? It's their garden to use as they choose. Loud music might be a bit unreasonable, but moaning about children playing?

YABU

Still school holidays here so not unreasonable for them to still be playing out!

Yes, I'm afraid you are being a bit of a grump! There are so few days in the year where children can play out in the evening. And you never know, in this heat the 2 year old might have had a three hour nap this afternoon. Much better to be playing out now than in the heat of the day.

In at 6. Tbh I've always felt sorry for kids that are in and getting ready for bed so early.

YABU, it's summertime, kids should be out playing and getting mucky until they get dragged inside by their parents, dunked in the bath and collapse into bed. Isn't that what childhood is for, halcyon days and all that?

Sitting inside on summer evenings because laughter might disturb the neighbours would be quite a shame.

A lovely sound? Jesus you clearly don't live near me. Yelling, screaming. Banging their football against my fence. Shouting to each other from the front garden to the back.

Quietly playing kids - no problem.
Kids being indoors and up late until whatever time- up to parents, again.
I don't have any issue with that.

This is a different situation though.

Mine are still out. It’s sunny, it’s better than them being on technology and every child is different when it comes to sleep.

If they are making more than the normal noise you’d expect with kids then you should address that rather than the issue of them being outside.

My garden backs on to a playing field. There are kids and adults out at all hours, all year round, yelling, blowing whistles, whatever. To me it’s positive noise.

Oh and it depends what time your kids get up in the morning as to how appropriate their bed time is. Not every kid gets up at 6am!

velvetspoon but the sound you're describing is exactly the sound of playing surely?

Laughter? Fuck me have you actually read what I've written?

This is not Enid Blyton where they're building a den, having jolly fun blah blah.

It is hours of shouting and screaming at each other. Banging their football. Crying when one of them hits another. The 4 kids next door plus at least 2 others from elsewhere. In a 15ft x 30ft garden.

And this isn't a one off. It's pretty much every evening. Also every morning from 8am. So all day from 8am onwards at weekends.

Come on, 8pm is not late. If they were making noise after it got dark i might go round and ask them to keep it down.

YABU
My 3,4,8 and 11 year old are all playing out together.
Why should they be sitting indoors probably playing with an iPad or watching TV when they could be running round outside having fun?
They're are not screaming but are making noise, luckily we dont have close neighbours to complain but even if we did I think 8 is still an acceptable time for children to be making noise on a nice day.

My neighbours kids were out being noisy the other night 9pm midweek) and it bugged me abit because my baby was asleep and kept waking. However. As PP have said, when it's lovely weather it's just abit tough!

Mine (5-10) are usually in bed by 8ish on a school night because they're so tired after school but when it's weather like this we ignore the rules and let them make the most of it (they're smart enough to know when they're too tired and want sleep).

Not really helped you I know but just thought I'd share my own opinion!