Neighbour yelling at baby

[SparkleFly]

It's happening every night, baby cries for a while then the dad stomps in there and yells his head off at him, sometimes for minutes on end. Sometimes it wakes my 5yo as it's on the other side of his wall and he gets scared. Stuff like what is wrong with you, shut the f*ck up, I'm trying to sleep etc. Wakes me up then I can't get back to sleep as I find it so disturbing. Not so bothered about being woken though as it's more that I feel sorry for the little mite. Baby is 20 months old and clearly going through some sleep issues, which I appreciate can be tough but it's so horrible to hear. I messaged last week saying I hope theye ok and sounds like they're struggling with sleep and that we'd all been woken. They both apologised and all was quiet for a few nights but now it's back to the hollering. WWYD? I can't bear to hear it.

social services report. Today

I would contact social services, there’s a risk to that child as if that man snaps he could easily shake or hit the baby in anger. Some intervention is needed.

Social services. That is actually shocking

Oh god that really breaks my heart, poor little thing. 100% agree with the others, I’d do it as soon as possible

Call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 for advice as it appears like emotional abuse.

Don’t do nothing. The people who are meant to protect this child- their parents, don’t seem to be. This child, and yours, are being harmed.

Make a report and get a ring doorbell in case the abusive twat tries to retaliate.

Yes agree call social services and report. Poor baby.

Social services

Maybe hasn’t been physical, might never be but the angry shouting itself is abusive and damaging to a toddler. The shouting does sound out of control and could well escalate.
I would report to Social Care today. If you are unsure then ring the NSPCC for guidance.

Please report. 💔

I would actually ring 999 when this is happening and say you believe the child to be at immediate risk - it may be enough to shock them into stopping and will trigger a referral to social services. (I’ve done this before under similar circumstances). If it’s as loud as you say it could be anyone reporting it.

Chilling. Please report this. Don't leave that poor child to spend the rest of their childhood like this.

I'd phone 999 when it was happening and report to social services of course.

I'm not being goady, I promise, but did neither of those things cross your mind when you were repeteadly listening to a grown man scream and swear at a young child like that?

Call the NSPCC today OP. This is not normal behaviour and extremely worrying.

This if it happens tonight! I'd also put in a social services referral today though. Unless the family gets support this could end in the child being seriously hurt or killed so please do something. Baby cant protect himself.

Is it loud enough to record?

I would be banging on the door tbh and reporting them

I normally just lurk on here but have never posted. Yes to contacting social services, this is abusive behaviour! Poor baby :-(

Yes, good idea!

What an utterly disgusting excuse for a parent. He did exactly the same when he was tiny. Of course it's abuse; you don't necessarily have to lay a finger on somebody physically to horrifically abuse them.

How nastily ironic screaming "What is wrong with you?" at a baby/toddler who is behaving like a normal baby/toddler; whilst he himself is not in any way behaving like any proper, half-decent parent would.

I would also call social services. But I hope you were very clear in your message that the baby crying wasn’t the problem, but the shouting at the baby that was. Because otherwise that could make the situation worse.

Yes, this is a good idea. They'd likely try to minimise if challenged by the authorities; but the evidence would speak for itself.

This is vile abuse when aimed at anybody; but a defenceless baby? Had nobody ever told him, or had he never observed, the absolute basics of what babies do before he decided to father one? Blaming a baby for being a baby is just plain stupid as well as being abusive.

I mean a one off I might just think that was a bad moment, I get that parents have their limits but I'd be very worried if it keeps happening like you describe. Agree with PP, I'd report this too.

This has made me really sad. My daughter is 19months and she’d be so upset to be shouted at like that by a grown adult. Poor thing must be terrified. You must report

Poor baby. Have you seen the mum? Is she ok??