swearing at a two year -What would you do?

[itbird]

have been hearing really bad shouting and swearing from a house near mine - its really upsetting me and i dont know if there is anything that i can do. can anyone offer any advice please

do you know its at the child?

how is it bad?

It is not impossible that we come across as quite a...loud...family, though its really that we are rather noisy, not angry (sorry neighbours)

Defintely not nice for a child to be subected to really bad shouting and swearing, even if not aimed at them. Not sure what you do about it though. If aied at child probably mor elikely to be able to report. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be around soon. But it would upset me too.

definately at child, calling it a b**d and slg cant believe i am writing this

Awww poor kid.
can you call the police and say you can hear this and you're worried for the child's safety? Say you want to remain annoymous if your worried.

Poor child

Why not call Childline or NSPCC for confidenial advice.

And make a record/diary of what you hear and whn in the mean time.

I would call the police or social services.

Thanks for the advice, think i will keep a diary - as its not always so abusive and i know that children can push and some people have certain language that what i would find offensive they would consider normal. Think i am just trying to excuse the abuse really but there is no excuse. Just want to go and give child a cuddle

itbird - is ofcorse upto you but i'm afraid I would call the police. Even if it is just to log that there was that kind of language directed at a child. That way if anything does happen later (god forbid) they have a record things have been happening and maybe ss can step in earlier. IYKWIM

yes i sort of know what perhaps i should do - its just hard as once you start telling authorities there really is no going back, there is an avenue that i can explore before police are informed. it is not physical as far as i know and there is a lot of pressure on the carer - here i go again trying to excuse . Have started keeping notes in my outlook calendar and will take advice from third party on monday. Will call someone if it happens again over the weekend. thanks again x

Ok - have a nice weekend and I hope you don't have to hear it again. I think it must be horrid.

We've got shouty parents opposite us but they never swear at them. Just shout at them to get their backsides in now. lol. That's not nice so dread to think how it would feel to hear what you've heard.

well no that is not nice

like I say we are quite shouty but not angry shouty, more never-all--in-same-room shouty, iykwim. So I don't think you can be my neighbours

I agree its horrible for the child. I don't think there is anything you can do here though, ss/police won't get involved for this, surely?

All I can think of is a complaint from you re noise pollution....

Call NSPCC, there's a thread on here somewhere about people seeing the three year old that dies through neglect and noone said anything.... I would make that call.