Shrieking child next door ALL DAY LONG! WWYD

[Mydietstartstomorrow]

New neighbours moved in next door a few weeks ago. They have a young boy I’d estimate age 2 to 3. He shrieks virtually all day and evening, not in a crying upset way, more in play and excitement but it’s ALL.THE.TIME!
Theyre out in the garden and he’s shrieking (can’t think of another word for it) or kinda singing to himself in a really high pitched loud tone, and when they’re inside he’s doing the same. We live in small terrace houses and can hear loudish noise through the walls. I work from home 3 days a week and it’s driving me to distraction. We can’t sit out in the garden as it’s constant. I appreciate he may have some additional needs but surely the parents would be aware of the noise and try to reduce this? He is definitely verbal as I hear him chatting to his mum. Apparently the mum doesn’t speak English and the dad leaves for work early and comes back quite late so there’s been no interaction between us since they moved in. WWYD? The noise is driving me insane but I really don’t want to be insensitive

We had a similar situation for several years @Mydietstartstomorrow
If it's any comfort, the little girl has grown out of it now. No more screaming day and night, thank god!

Lol forgot to mention earlier I live directly opposite a nursery and primary school
Nursery kids are out most of the day either screaming banging or crying, the noise from the primary school playground is horrendous- big kids screaming pierce my ears a lot

does my head in but I got used to it
this is one child - try living opposite 130 screaming kids all day when I’m trying to wfh 😂

Can you read - I don’t have an office. And once again, it’s not just about working it’s my downtime too I don’t know how many times I have to say it!

Not managed to read whole thread but it might need you to approach mum, be neighbourly, ask if she needs anything etc to figure out what might be going on and gently telling her you can hear it all and it's really noisy next door..she may not realise.

Also, this kid may have Additional.needs but some cultures aren't brilliant at disciplining little boys - they are spoiled too much and sometimes mum has no authority/indulges them. Either way, a friendly chat may do the trick

🤣🤣🤣 you live without making a single noise then? Thought not!! I don’t care about your mortgage petal my child can express herself however she sees fit from 8am to 8pm thus not breaking any laws at all wether you like it or not

Yep that's it in a nutshell.

My child can express themselves however they want...

Could some up half the problem parents. On mumsnet.

Oh dear.

Your little petal is going to grow up into a pleasant adult with consideration for those around her, I can see.

Actually I don't think we do annoy our neighbours. Ok we might use a lawnmower from time to time. But other than that, we don't make a noise. If we play music, it's in the house and not very loud. There is no reason to play it so it thumps so much you can hear it down the road. And when ds was small he wasn't allowed to play in the garden until 10am at weekends.

Noise pollution is really damaging, I don't know why people don't understand that.

You're lucky you're not my neighbour then. Mine aren't even that bad but they lowered the bar. Now I have wind chimes and play my music whenever I want - outside when I'm gardening. Can't be too quiet or I can't hear it in the garden. Oh, little petal is sleeping, you have friends over or just want some quiet? Too bad.

Can’t wait to see your future post’s about what an entitled self centred brat you have and how you’re struggling with your parenting role 🙄

Your child may just end up like one of the five in the DM today and it will all be your own making.

@Getonwitit What a horrible thing to say.

I think this is possibly the most disgusting post I've seen on this site.

Agree. I've reported it so hopefully it'll be taken down.

I would sit in the garden blaring Eminem when the kid is out there and also make noise at night. They will soon get the message

She sounds like a great fit for school and the workplace 😬

You'll have to talk to them OP but be very gentle until you know if there are issues.

A review has found that air and noise pollution affect fertility (which doubtless means they affect other health issues too).

So can people please be quiet(er).

Noise and air pollution could increase the risk of infertility (thetimes.com)

It’s been associated with all sorts of health problems:

noise pollution not only drives hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypersensitivity to sound, but can cause or exacerbate cardiovascular disease; type 2 diabetes; sleep disturbances; stress; mental health and cognition problems, including memory impairment and attention deficits; childhood learning delays; and low birth weight. Scientists are investigating other possible links, including to dementia.

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/noise-and-health#:~:text=They've%20shown%20that%20noise,attention%20deficits%3B%20childhood%20learning%20delays%3B

If this were true. The Indian population wouldn’t be so big.

What a ridiculous statement

Exactly.

And not everyone has an office to go back to. My employer gave up the space and made us all permanent wfh-ers.

I need to ask the neighbour's to make more noise then. ha

Also the child's parents could take him to parks and other open spaces. To be courteous and give neighbours a break.

The world has changed. Homes ARE workplaces now and need to be respected as such.