AIBU to think this is unbelievably selfish

Bake them a lovely lemon drizzle cake or similar and take it round with some wd40 and a huge friendly smile.

Ha Gilly my boys had those. They were called Spokie Dokies.

Oldmeg.

Another thought. How about starting a conversation with how much you love to hear children playing . Then say " But gosh, your trampoline is very squeaky, isn't it. I have some WD40 indoors if you would like to see if that stops it. It must drive you mad " Then follow this up with "It's lovely having new neighbours. I wonder if would you like to come round for a coffee sometime when you are free? I'd love to meet yo and your children "

Ha! This reminded me of an incident which happened many years ago. The small child who lived next door to my parents used to enjoy riding her very squeaky tricycle up and down the garden path. One night, the kiddie had left the trike outside in the front garden, so my dad grabbed the bike and oiled it. The child never rode it again! It was obviously no fun now it didn’t make a noise! Do you remember when lads used to put things in their bike spokes to make a noise? Showing my age now.

I would prepare carefully : make sure to have a comic book, a colouring book or that kind of stuff ready, then walk over to the neighbours in your jammies and on your slippers, hair askew, unwashed and before coffee, and ask them with your sweetest voice if they could see fit to occupy their children inside untill 8ish with your small gifts ? Thank you só much, oh I knéw you never really gave it a thought........no bad feelings ?

I'm absolutely with OldMeg scenario 1. 2 is hilarious but would be unbecoming of us seniors, of course. I'm asssuming (always dangerous!) that you may be retired so catnapping whenever desirable might be an option. 0600 is early, I agree but I'm already out there myself so I'm with the children. I've given up on screaming though. Try a little live and let live if you possibly can because weather opportunity like this is rare and wonderful. It is also a blessing that the children seem cared for. Good luck. I seriously wish you well with future happy neighbourly relationships. I value mine but they have not been without past hiccups.

6am IS too early. I see no reason why you can't speak to the parents about this. It doesn't have to be a confrontation does it?
It seems people have lost the art of polite conversation for fear of aggression.
Good luck with your choice ?

Generous sprays of WD40 stopped my springs from squeaking.

(not recommended for use inside the house!)

Tricky one. TBH I don't think it would go down well if you said anything so maybe think of ways to manage it . I live in an apartment with grounds so when my grandchildren come I let them play out as I live on the ground floor with a patio door. They are communal grounds. They play on the grass just outside my door . Recently my neighbour complained to my 12 year old DGD and told them to move further away . They weren't loud . I was pretty angry and upset as they don't play outside often as they only visit at weekends and sometimes after school. If they have played outside twice then that is the most this summer . My daughter was pretty cross too and said I should say something but her husband said that I have to live here with my neighbours so best to keep the peace. Wise words. So I grin and bear it but still let them play out on the rare occasions the weather is good enough ( freak heatwaves apart!). I won't be bullied as I am a considerate neighbour and they are just children playing once in a while. Practical suggestions . Some really heavy duty ear plugs maybe, heavy curtains and windows closed? That should absorb some of the sound .

I expect different people have different ideas about what time is too early. We are usually up for 6 so our neighbours children have never been a problem and they often play out quite early (6 to half past). The other day they past me some freshly made waffles through the fence at 6.30 for my breakfast! Maybe you could go to bed earlier if you are finding you are too tired?

I fully understand that children get up early, but I would never let my children out in that early in the morning especially if I lived in a terraced house and you are no way be unreasonable. OldMeg you made me laugh.

Too early. You are not being unreasonable. I would just say nicely that 6am is a bit early. Building sites etc aren't allowed to start so early. Nothing wrong with children learning some consideration.

OldMeg. Best solution posted?????

OldMeg...brilliant!!

Thanks for the giggle OldMeg

It is rather early, but first scenario .....use that time to your advantage. Get up, do the housework, bake a cake, peel the veg for the evening meal, garden, walk the dog, wash the car whatever. Then have a siesta at lunch time to catch up on lost sleep if you are retired.

Second scenario.....at about the time their children are going to bed, go out into your own garden and play your favourite music, very loudly, invite friends round for a noisy drink, mow the lawn, get the electrical hedgeclippers out and trim your trees, retune your car engine (or even better your Harley) and teach your dog to bark at passing pedestrians.

My neighbour asked me to keep DD quiet in the garden back in the seventies and she was an only child and there were no trampolines - I did my best as that was all I could do but that was on sunny afternoons, not at 6am. Later my life was blighted by a very noisy neighbour in the flat above us after we moved for about 3 years (deafeningly loud music that made the walls vibrate at all hours) so I try my best to be as quiet as possible all the time - I nearly lost my job due to the lack of sleep and DD had to stay with her DGF some nights to be able to do her homework. People are just so selfish unfortunately.

well that is useful to know. thank you!

ps I don't know why they have to shriek - my DGC have a trampoline but I haven't heard the springs squeaking nor heard them shrieking.

I used to be woken at the crack of dawn (well it felt like it) by next door's children racing round the garden with their father.
They've moved now and I miss them in a way although our new neighbours are very nice but fairly quiet.
Another neighbour said he can't sleep through the birds' dawn chorus so has to have the windows shut even in the hot weather.

You could offer them a can of oil so that they can oil the springs on the trampoline.

Oh come on it’s summer it’s kids it ll be raining next week (maybe) it’s for a few shorts weeks, buy some good earplugs and stay happy
I really don’t see how you can ask neighbours to not let their kids out at certain t8mes without causing ill will be glad they re having a good time you could be living on a main road under a flight path next door to drunks druggies and they could all move in afte4 you ve bought a ‘quiet’ house

I didn’t let mine out until 8.30 either although we had a big garden and they could play out of ear shot at the top end? it’s probably not occurred to them and a gentle conversation over tea might just sort it out ?

You are not being unreasonable - I decided not to buy a particular house when I noted the size of the neighbour's trampoline relative to the size of their garden - I would ask them politely not to let the children play outside until 8am at the earliest - 6am is ridiculous. They may be so used to getting up early having 3 young children that they have forgotten that most people really don't want to get up that early by choice.

Fruit loop: It's summer so it's light early, it's warm weather. Don't worry, soon there'll be wetter, colder, darker mornings.
Let the children make hay while the sun shines. All too soon they'll be crouched over their electronic devices.