Should i say anything or not to neighbour?

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Hi all need some opinions, lived in my house 2 years all going fab our dream little house, then about 2 months ago we got new neighbours. Mum seems friendly, have never spoke but waved and smiled a couple of times, but the problem is her dd she's about 13? I would say not quite sure and has from day one starred at me and my 3 kids whenever we go in our front garden, go out to the car, chatting to people on our doorstep or if my kids 6 and 9 are playing up and down infront of my house. It a full on stare in the eyes attitude kind of look and she'll do it the whole time we're out not looking away once and following us with her eyes, until we either get in car and drive off or go back inside I've never known anything like it, it's getting really annoying and really unsettling my children who don't want to play out anymore. She never says anything or is horrible to the children but a couple of times she has been standing with her friends and they all started doing it and sniggering at me, kids weren't there then another time it was dress up day at my kids school and she stared at us all the way to the car and was giving my kids a really smirky snidey look and they both said once we drove off do we look silly that girl was laughing at us. It's really pissing me off as no reason for it at all as far as I can see and it's making me not like the road any more :( husband has noticed so I'm not going mad! But he said just ignore it. I can't as I have plants out the front I love looking after but just feel these eyes boring into me every time I step out my front door :( she's out in her garden a lot. Should I ask her if anything is wrong and why she keeps starring at us? I've tried saying hi thinking she was just seeing who we were but she gave me a dirty look and didn't answer! Or do I knock during school and ask her mum if anything is up and ask her to have a word with her dd? I've got to do something as it's really annoying me now that it's effecting my kids just don't know how to go about it? Wwyd? Suggestions would be great thanks x

I'd totally go down the embarrassing/overly kind route. Whenever I was out and she started staring I'd have a (one-sided) conversation with her and bore her with trivial details of my life. I'd especially do it if her friends were with her. If I saw her starting when my kids were out playing I'd go out and do the same and invite her to play. If I noticed her staring out of her window I'd knock on the door and ask if she wanted to play/help with the gardening/whatever I was doing. It would only take a few times of knocking at the door "Oh, I saw your daughter looking out at us again. Would she like to come and play?" for her parent to tell her to stop.

Either that, or she joins in with you and becomes more friendly!

Tell your kids to smile and wave, definitely, if you're on the way to the car. If you have time and she's outside, go and chat with the kids, talk to her about where you're going etc.

As soon as she realises her staring is only going to make you come and talk to her I'm sure she'll stop.

But seriously why don't you and the kids make a game out of not looking at her. She's clearly trying to piss you off so just don't look as if you've noticed

Do this op

Practise in the house with the kids so they know how to react when outside when she is staring...and just be laughing, smiling, joking, etc and none of you look her way...when she sees it isn't bothering any of you it will piss her off 😂...she only has power while any of you react....take the power back and don't even glance her way,