Fed up of children running around screaming

[Notyouthful]

These children are about 8-13 years old. Some are siblings. They are running in the middle of the cul de sac.

What age should children stop screaming iyho?

Surely it’s nice they’re outside in playing together instead of being stuck in front of the tv?

Well in my opinion I don't think it's acceptable for children of any age to run round screaming when they are supposedly playing. The children do it round where I live when they are playing in the street. Predominantly the girls.

It worries me because they are doing it for no reason. So if anything awful did happen- they had an accident or a stranger tried to abduct them or someone really hurt them etc and they screamed no one would take a blind bit of notice. They would think it was just them playing.

Screaming is not normal. Loud playing is fine. It doesn't grate like that shrill, blood-curdling screaming that some parents refuse to shush.

I agree the screaming isn’t accepting but children running around and making nosie in the middle of the day is normal.

I’d rather have that than the fucking barking dog that I have to listen to all day every day.

Better than sat indoors on screens.

If we screamed, we were told to get back indoors, but now it seems that some parents let their dc do this and it’s fine, regardless of how much it disturbs the neighbours. Drove me nuts, thank god the dc two doors down are now adults!

Playing even loud is fine. Screaming not. Parents need to tell them how to behave.
I've blocked friends of my youngest from playing on the x box for the senseless Screaming that fills the house. I told the parents why and that ill unblock them when my whole family doesn't have to hear them screeching. It's unbareable especially if you have sensory issues which I do.
I don't care about loud playing and laughing. It's normal and kids should do it but no need at all for screeching.

Is that the only two options available?

What do you mean by running around screaming? How often? How long does it go on for? Who have you spoken with before now about it?

It's not an either/or situation. It's not like if they don't scream all day they have to sit inside on screens. They could play out, they could even shout very loudly, but if they start actually screaming the street down, their parents could maybe entertain the idea of asking them to stop.
My friend's daughter is 2. Sometimes she gets over excited and does a really piercing scream. All it takes is a "No screaming darling" or "Can we bring that down a bit?" and she stops. I doubt she'll be calling Childline about the curtailing of her freedoms when she's older.

Are they really screaming? Is it constant or just the odd shriek? Sometimes what people describe as screaming sounds like normal play to me. Albeit a bit on the loud side. But that's usually a fluctuating thing. I like to hear children playing out.

My parents explained to us that screaming was only for serious emergencies like being assaulted/ kidnapped or at risk of serious injury or death. Followed by an explanation based on the story of the boy who cried wolf. We played out all the time with the neighbouring kids, round the houses and local countryside. Always encouraged to be out from under the adults' feet, there wasn't much to do in the house. Screaming isn't necessary to have fun.

100% this. I wouldn't ever respond to a child we know if I heard her screaming outside cos she never stops. Which Is bad because it could place her in danger. She's 10 btw.

We had neighbours that used to have screamy children. So annoying.
I was always told not to scream unless I was in danger, and I say to my daughter not to be screamy as we have neighbours and frankly they don’t want to hear it. Yes children should play and be loud outside, but screaming is bloody awful!

I do not allow my children to scream either inside or outside and never have. I cannot and will not put up with it.

The parents 4 doors down however......

This thread is hilarious.

Kids seem to scream a lot now. It is very annoying. Mine are not allowed to randomly scream and get corrected if I can hear them. If they are unreasonably loud in the garden they get a gentle warning, a more serious warning then are brought inside!

Sadly it is. I switched from an office job to be a gardener in 2009. My first commercial job was in an old folks home, built on the site of the local primary school that had moved to a new building next door. First Monday play time I almost grabbed my fork and jumped the fence into the school field thinking some terrorist attack was taking place.

when I was at primary school in the 1970s we were brought in should anyone scream

Actual screaming is, I agree, not on but I do think a lot of adults interpret normal loud noises that children make when playing outside as 'screaming'..

If you (and MrsTerryPratchett) think those are the only two options, you shouldn't be parents.

Just like a lot of gormless parents mistake ear-splitting screams for the 'normal loud noises that children make when playing outside'.

Children playing outside in the fresh air 😳😳😳😳

Call the police or at least social services now.

Dd and I were sat outside a pub a while ago having a drink (( pub by a canal lock, not a beer garden )) and there were a group of teenage girls doing this really OTT screeching and hollering, just being obnoxiously loud. I think they were trying to impress some older lads sat further down.

I was mid sip of my drink when the most ear shattering scream made me shout out without thinking ' what the hell do you think you're doing you absolute idiots ?Do everyone including yourselves a favour and Shut up ! '

I can't decide what was more glorious, the look of horror on dds face, the look on the girls faces as they at least had the decency to look embarrassed or the lads who'd been trying to ignore them pissing themselves laughing.

And no, everybody did not clap. But they bloody well should have done.

Or we just ignore it because we know it winds the neighbours up 😂