Kids outside being noisy

[JK90]

We live in a small cul-de-sac. For the past few nights the kids next door have brought chairs outside and they and their friends from the rest of the street sit in a circle chatting/singing/dancing/generally being kids until 10pmish (they're around 10-13). This is fine except they are sitting right underneath the window where my 4 month old baby is sleeping and I'm starting to get pissed off with the noise disturbing her. I'm thinking A) should they even be out in the first place with everything going on? And B) am I being grumpy or is it acceptable to ask them to move away from our house? I get that they are trying to sit at a distance from each other but we don't particularly want them sitting right at our house every night!

Yanbu but Dh told me I’m a grump for getting pissed off with our neighbours- we had music full blast for 40 mins after the clap tonight ffs.

Have you tried popping your head out the door and explaining politely that they're waking your baby, and asking them to move? I think that would be pretty reasonable tbh.

Just ask the kids to move, if you say you are waking the baby can you move around a bit further please and I'm sure they will, my neighbours across also spent 30 minutes bang, music and fucking whistles tonight!!!

You're much more reserved than me, OP. The prospect of anyone waking up DS when he was a baby would've made me see red!

I would ask them to move, YANBU at all.

Do you know which houses they're from? I'd approach the parents, too.

Yes agree with pp, just pop your head out and explain they’re keeping the baby up so could they move elsewhere. Doesn’t need to be aggressive or a big confrontation, just a cheery request.

Just ask them nicely to move. Explain about the baby. No big deal 🤷‍♀️

I had to tell the kids on our street to bugger off a few times when they insisted on shrieking and whooping underneath my then babies bedroom window.

Ok I didn't actually tell them to bugger off but they got the message....

Just ask them to move on

Op just have a nice calm explanation for them about the baby. People don't know! I think talking to your neighbours is reasonable under lockdown on warm night s n remember how tough this is for kids. >

The best way to deal with noise and neighbours is face to face. Most issues are solved by human contact

Thanks everyone. I realise how ridiculous it seems a grown ass women/mother scared to ask a few kids to move but my partner had me believing I was being a right grump!