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?

More straw man bollocks from MN🤣

Even though what you say utterly hilarious and totally original, it's not about children simply PLAYING. It's about the shrill and unnecessary SHRIEKING and screaming and squealing that some children do these days.

Coupled with the fact that some parents don't seem to give a flying fuck about the fact that their children are disrupting people lives/peace/right to quiet enjoyment in their own home, it's making people miserable.

Some parents don't give a shit what their child is doing as long as they're not near them. 'Let someone else deal with them' is the motto of some parents these days.

Honestly, people should be forced - by law - to go on a 2 year course before they ever produce any children!

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All on a sugar high off their Halloween sweets!

My kids always played outside and got plenty of fresh air and exercise.

Were they allowed to keep screaming?

NO.

They'd get warned and then if they carried on, they'd have to come in for time out.

It worked quite well.

My neighbours grandchildren are screamers. And I mean all the time. I often wonder why their throats don’t bloody hurt as it’s constant. But the neighbours never say a word. Maybe they’re just glad they aren’t doing it in the house.

That’s one of the advantages of Winter coming up. Hopefully the cold and wintry conditions will drive them off the streets and indoors. That’s usually the case…

There’s a kids near me that shrieks all day long. There are a few of them that play together but it’s literally just this one girl you can hear making the most noise. She seems incapable of speaking normally. “POPPY COME HERE LETS DO THIS” drives me up the wall because her parents just let her shout and they never try to say shhh stop shouting

And E numbers

I was at soft play yesterday (😱) a minority of children were running around squealing loudly it was awful why don't parents stop this behaviour

I get this OP! It's really annoying when children LITERALLY scream as they run around. There's no need! I'm a primary teacher and we are constantly telling the children that there's no need to scream at each other (and I do mean scream...this is not just 'happy, playful, excited' voices...it's ACTUAL non-stop, uncalled for screaming!)

I bloody LOVE hearing children playing...it's one of life's pleasures, listening to little ones having fun. But this ridiculous screaming is not fun for anyone! It's not 'playing'...it's instead of playing, when they don't know what playing is, so they just scream at each other 🤦‍♀️😱😖

If you have 'a screamer' please stop them!

I HATE screaming, but my heart smiles listening to the kids outside shrieking with delight, scooting up and down.

I really can't begrudge children having some fun, especially now that it gets dark early and they'll be locked inside soon.

Gives their parents a break too, so win win.

I hate kids screaming, I always gave mine a bollocking when they did it but a very lovely friend of mine used to say “it’s just excitement.” She had a completely different view. She saw it as a sign her kids were enjoying themselves. I still think it’s out of control and unnecessary noise. And inconsiderate to anyone within earshot. YANBU.

The reality is you do not tell others children what they can or can not do.

So if you aren't in control of the situation you can control your reaction. So I would advise ignore. What exactly do you see a positive outcome if you get involved?

This why we are surrounded by appallingly badly behaved children.

I swapped out family cul de sac for what appears to be a mini retirement village. Apart from hedge trimmers early doors for an hour on a Saturday it’s bliss.

I sat down for coffee in a practically empty garden centre cafe the other day and mum with 3 kids all giddy, squealing and loaded with iPads sat at the next table. She was most affronted when I got up straight away and moved as sat away as possible. Not remotely interested in or tolerant of squealing children.

If others’ children are behaving badly and parents not stepping in if absolutely tell them what to do - politely but firmly. Any human being impacted by others has the right to speak up!

i always thought mn was a bit precious about children playing until i visited a different part of town and the children were shrieking. I’ve got 3 dc and have never experienced anything like it. Therefore, if they’re shrieking that much, I sympathise with the op. Normal dc playing is different.

Regardless society doesn't tolerate interference.

I think people are ridiculously rose tinted on children of the 00/90/80s.

Bad behaviour was just as prevalent then as now. However people refer to their upbringing and not the overall behaviour of children.

My neighbourhood is a cul de sac. Kids often play out there and in the gardens, I like hearing them play.

However a couple of weeks ago in one of the gardens a child kept screaming, so I leant out my home office window and shouted "stop screaming"...it worked

Find yourself a nice retirement village?

I can remember as a child the only time my mother got very cross with us was when we screamed , but we’re not seriously hurt or in danger.

Adults are programmed to jump into action when they hear screams, especially those of children. Children need to be taught not to scream unless there really is an emergency.

YANBU @Notyouthful

I was at a party last weekend and two girls began screaming really loudly. AuDHD DS1 (nearly 12) absolutely freaked out and wanted to leave immediately.

Please teach your kids that screaming is inappropriate behaviour and can really frighten children with sensory needs.

Our neighbour stopped around 10. It was miserable for quite a few summers. Thankfully the parents were willing to move the trampline to the otherside and it became bearable. But yeah, after 10 he stopped screaming.

loud boisterous play is perfectly acceptable, the odd screech here and there also acceptable. However just screaming would be nipped in the bud straight away here, they would be told to zip it by one of the parents/neighbours/whoever is about wether they are your child or not 🤣

@Mosalahiwoukd

Dint be so rude.

im fine with the kids playing out in the street, its nice to see them.

i am fine with the noise they make playing, shouting, screaming a bit during play (getting caught/surprised) im fine with the shouting & arguing.

what I am NOT happy with is when they just stand and scream, and scream & scream trying to out do each other

@Notyouthful depends what type of 'screaming'