To want the babling toddler next door to be quiet.

[DeeSeeMee]

Next doors toddler talks constantly in the garden - that in itself would not be so bad but her parents constantly answer her! So it just a contant stream of nonsense loud chatter coming from the garden next door. I'm not going to say anything, but surely I'm not BU to find this annoying?
I appreciate little ones chatter but surely the parents must be aware they are being really noisy. I wish they would just ignore her or tell her to be quiet. I've resorted to headphones.

People should control their children just like we expect people to control their dogs

@mudstuck. I totally agree. Babbling toddlers should be muzzled, including in their own gardens.

Yanbu. I would hate this. Any noise becomes annoying after a while, even if caused by a cute kid. It can feel like an invasion of your personal space after a bit because it's inescapable. I live next to a school and when the kids are playing out on a break I have to put headphones on sometimes. It drives me mad.

Mumsnet, where talking to your child is considered “over parenting”?

Or... perhaps it makes children happy and is for their emotional, social and language development.

To be clear I don't think it's reasonable to ask the child / parents to be quiet. It's just reasonable to find it annoying

I didn't realise I wasn't supposed to answer my toddler when he talks to me

I mean generally when humans interact with you it's polite to interact back rather than just ignore them.

I am sure they are not outside ALL day every day.

What on earth gives you the idea that you are entitled to enjoy silence in your garden? People use their gardens, they trim the hedges, they cut the grass, they have BBQs, they have friends round. All normal. And noisy.

Were you ignored by your parents Op?

Noisy children babbling nonsense, whilst seeming desirable to so many on MN are a pain in the butt, and should be silenced!

@nettytree

Same here

Wow, astonished at the levels of vitriol towards what seemed to be a fairly light hearted post.

Kids are incredibly annoying and most people don't like them or like hearing them. Defensive posters, that includes yours, sorry.

@Pedalpushers

Wow, astonished at the levels of vitriol towards what seemed to be a fairly light hearted post.

Kids are incredibly annoying and most people don't like them or like hearing them. Defensive posters, that includes yours, sorry.

Aww, maybe you'd be best off staying at home for the foreseeable Whiny adults like yourself and the op, are 10000 times more annoying than children.

How wonderful that her mother is nurturing her language and conversational skills. What a great mum!

If they told her off or ignored her the question would be AIBU to call out SS. Parents next door can never win. How is the child meant to learn to talk properly. The 'inane' babbling and the continued response from her parents is necessary for speech and language development.

It's a two way conversation, how else do babies learn?

I ask again, for how long do you hear this from your garden? It's still quite cold outside, I doubt they are out there all that long.

I live near a (primary)school and like the sound of kids outside. It felt eerily quiet during the lockdowns.

Gosh lucky you to have this as an actual problem!

What an awful post.

I agree this is annoying

Neighbours noise can be annoying when you're in the garden

I wish I could afford to live in a secluded house but I can't. Just gotta suck it up. That's life

The toddler won't be a toddler next summer and will have moved on to another annoying habit

I can imagine it's quite annoying but I think shrieking older children are WAY worse. MY NDNs have an 8 year old who screeches for hours on end whilst on her trampoline or in the paddling pool. It's a special kind of torture.

Jesus you are actually annoyed that a parent isn't ignoring their toddler? In their own property? No words.

Why don't you ask your neighbours either to move or to give their child away?

You never know... you might luck out and get a bunch of students or a drug-dealer as your next neighbour.

Kids are incredibly annoying and most people don't like them or like hearing them. Defensive posters, that includes yours, sorry.

Nah. This isn’t true.

When I’m old i want to live near a primary school. Playtime noise makes me feel really happy and at peace.

Yeah constant noise of any kind is annoying. But what's it coming too when as a parent I feel all judgey eyes on me as it is if my children so much as squeak in a supermarket/shop/restaurant/any public place really, but now our kids can't make any noise in our own private gardens?!? Have a laugh OP!

@Greenmarmalade Yes you are right, I used to live near 2 schools and I loved hearing the children playing at break time, like you said, it made me feel happy and at peace BUT I have already commented on the child who lives next door who just cannot talk but SHOUTS all the time, indoors and outdoors. It is nothing like hearing hundreds of children playing, it is just awful.
I think OP has been getting a hard time from some posters, and unfortunately we can’t really understand how annoying her neighbours child is because none of us are there to hear it and it’s all subjective.