Neighbors Kids

[WhispersAnonymous]

Hi there, I need some advice. We have lived in our current house for a few years now, we are in a mid terrace. Unfortunately the walls are quite thin, one of our neighbors has two children and unfortunately in the last 6 months her partner left. Her kids behaviour has been getting a lot worse, fighting screaming and attacking the mum. They are 8 and 11 for reference. Mum now has a new boyfriend who openly does drugs and the kids now run a muck outside till quite late. Today I heard the younger kid having a tantrum and heard the mum say she would kick her teeth in 🤷 would I be unreasonable to report this to someone? And if so who?

Social services? the NSPCC has a helpline you also can ring for advice

I am worried they will know it was me that had done it tbh. The new boyfriend is rather intimidating..

Please report to nspcc, you can do it anonymously. I totally understand its worrying that you have to live with any potential consequences, however those children don't have a choice about what's happening to them, you can help keep them safe.

You can report anonymously to the NSPCC

I will email them and ask for advice, I know the mum is struggling since the father left and he isn't around very much. The older of the kids has anger problems and has slammed the back door so hard so many times the render has fallen off!

I have emailed the nspcc now and will wait to see their response! Do you think I should offer to help? Rather than just reporting? What if she is just struggling?

Do you think I should offer to help? Rather than just reporting? What if she is just struggling?

Threatening to kick a child’s teeth is is a long way from “struggling”. It is verbal abuse, and stands a reasonable chance of escalating to to physical abuse.

But would social services even do anything?

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You must report this. The children are being abused.

I would phone and say I was a delivery driver or something and have noticed ... whatever. And that today such and such happened. It would be beyond horrible if they worked out it was you.
I do think you should report though, others may also have done so and the family can help.
No need to feel bad, nothing is going to happen on the day so of what you have said on here.

No i dont think you should offer to help as the kids are older, if they were little it would be different

You've come on here, asked who to report it too and then made an excuse to do what's suggested. You either want to help these kids or you do not because you're too worried of backlash, then don't ask.

Every time a child is hurt or killed at the hands of their parent, many people have turned a blind eye. Don't be that person.

To not do what's suggested

Not exactly true as I have emailed the nspcc.. I was curious as to what would happen