Noisy children.

The family at the back of us has two small children. They are out in the garden every fine morning at 7 am. 7! But what else can they do? It must have been hard for them during the lockdown with no nursery etc I'm just grateful it's not shouting and swearing, as we used to have from another family nearby. But it's community living ...

I think everyone is noisier these days. Not just children.

Talk talk talk...

I like to talk - but try and keep the volume down. Not everyone needs to hear my conversation.

I love hearing children playing especially if parents are playing with them and that`s rare these days.
They are usually stuck infront of an i-pd/tv/mobile or laptop.
I have 4 grandchildren and when they play outside it`s the norm to get a little excited especially these days when they can`t do what was the norm.

Reading this thread, I’m so pleased I live down a quiet road, neighbours on either side, one is an elderly gent who walks with a frame and doesn’t leave the house much, other side a single lady, 60’ish, only moved in earlier this year, she has ripped the house and garden apart, there seems no job she doesn’t tackle, so we often hear digging, drilling, shovelling, but she has no children or dogs, and doesn’t play loud music.

Much to be thankful for.

I think children have always been loud and noisy but they used to be told not to scream! I remember my dad telling me not to scream!

It could be as well as their being naturally noisy, that the children need to work off a lot of energy?

Earplugs are your friend, I don`t mind the noise of the kids its the grown-up in their gardens till all hours .

It is normal child behaviour and I'm glad the father is taking the time to play with children. I'm sorry you dont like the noise.

I think children in general are much noisier than they used to be but I do remember my own childhood being very strict I wasn't allowed to interrupt if a grown up was speaking wasnt allowed to scream and only speak when youre spoken to probably accounts for my introverted nature who knows ?

I think the children of this generation are noisy because they are subjugated to the american import of 'children tv' the american tv programmes aimed at children are very loud, children run round screaming a lot on them. I know it affected my own children

I also have 4 grandchildren and while they can be noisy their parents will tell them if the volume gets above a certain level. However we also have 2 little girls age 6 and 4 next door and I have never known screaming like it. A trampoline has been erected right outside our kitchen window and the noise is almost unbearable at times. Now I always thought I had a high tolerance threshold for kids noise having had my own 2 and being heavily involved in watching my grandkids and love the kids playing but this is like something else. Their parents are lovely as are the girls and we are just grinning and bearing it but not easy as OH is working from home and the noise does make it hard for him if he’s on calls etc. We are selling up and moving hopefully after the summer and so looking forward to being able to sit in the garden and relax.

I have a similar problem with neighbours children. The house is a private let, and there have been a number of families in the 8 years we have lived there, but the ones who are there now, are horrendous. Its not the noise they make outside its the noise inside, running up and down stairs, shouting, screaming all hours of the day and night, after 12 Friday night and 6 am on Saturday. One of them screams on the floor kinking the floor until you think he is coming through the floor, the months answer, that sheh puts on FB is to go in her bedroom with her bottle of Vodka and to let them do what they like - this is a direct quote lol Its been worse during the lockdown and no school, and we try to be patient, but some days its too much, and my DH finds it very hard.

DGS is noisy, DD saw an older neighbour one day and apologised for the noise, he said it was one thing keeping them going. Listening to him being a normal happy little boy.
I have also spoken to the tenants upstairs as they were working and studying, and they wished they could be out playing football with him and splashing in the pool.
We try to keep it down but he has a very loud laugh.

Schools do not help as children are told to shout out the answer to every question and encouraged to shout instead of sing in concerts, assemblies etc. I think teachers must carry earplugs with them or they would be driven mad!

About a year ago I was out with my daughter and the grandchildren and while we were walking through a park I commented that children seemed to scream all the time, I was told it was the way they expressed themselves like laughing. Give me a good belly laughing child over a screaming one anytime please.

As a night shift worker I used to pray for rainy days when I was on nights. There was a lovely family in the house backing on to our house and they had three girls. All of them screeched, the pitch was so high it really went through you and would wake me with a jolt. It would sometimes continue for hours. I used to sleep in the spare room at the back until they moved in then I found that the traffic noise at the front was more constant and with ear plugs I could sleep through it. She was a great Mum and I didn't have the heart to tell them to pipe down but when they moved a family of 5 kids moved in and they played happily in the garden with loud noise but it never woke me up as they didn't screech.

I have noisy children who live at the side of me, plus a rather large husky. Dad is a single parent and doing an ok job but the screaming and yelling is at times too much. Plus a destructive husky that was wrecking the dividing fence. Had to get really stroppy about the dog before he did anything but think I'll have to wait until school begins again before there is any peace from the children. It's going to be a noisy summer!

I have noisy children who live at the side of me, plus a rather large husky. Dad is a single parent and doing an ok job but the screaming and yelling is at times too much. Plus a destructive husky that was wrecking the dividing fence. Had to get really stroppy about the dog before he did anything but think I'll have to wait until school begins again before there is any peace from the children. It's going to be a noisy summer!

What I hate is parents continually telling their children off, saying the same thing over and over again and no one takes any notice. It's the same with shouting at barking dogs.

Try playing loud classical/operatic music for a while to drown out the cockerel noises, I think that may send the children inside for a while. It's been used before to deter teenagers from hanging about outside shops!!!

The simple answer to that question is yes, children are noisier these days. I love to hear children playing and am not bothered by the sound of them enjoying themselves, however loudly. What I do find irritating (and painful !!) is the loud screaming lots of little girls engage in. My own 7 yr old DGD greets her friends with prolonged screaming, each attempting to outdo the other, which can go on for for an unbelievable length of time. Only similar screaming we engaged in was reserved for pop stars.....aahh the Beatles. Arguments between DGC involve trying to out shout each other. And I feel for those poor littlies trying to get their parents attention as they are ignored in favour of the mobile phone , think I would feel tempted to yell loudly too.

I wouldn’t think it abnormal in any way, but it may be more extreme at the moment, or you may just be more sensitive. Hardly surprising with the last few months we’ve had! As long as it’s not when you’re trying to sleep, I wouldn’t worry. Perhaps if you’re n the garden relaxing, you could listen to music on headphones. Kids will be kids ?

I accept kids will make a certain amount of noise. I don't mind the odd loud shouting or squeal of delight. But, I have noticed the kids near me (6 of them from about 2 -12) have a tendency to shriek non-stop, sometimes for hours, and the parents never tell them to tone it down. They even have screaming contests! I know if we'd screamed that loudly as kids our mum would've issued one warning then we'd been taken indoors until we could learn to keep noise to reasonable, tolerable levels! I'm aware lockdown has forced kids into the garden and apart from watering my plants and putting food out for the birds the kids have the (communal) garden to themselves every day. It would be nice if neighbours could curb excessive noise - I don't expect them to be silent but sometimes it's too much when 6 hours of non-stop screeching hurts my brain! And when they have other kids visit the noise level is multiplied. In answer to the original post - yes, I think kids are noisier (and parents unwillingly to intervene or discipline).

Noisy neighbours can be very irritating and not all the time can be children. Our neighbours have friends around and drink, talk loudly and splash around in their jacuzzi until after midnight. I hope that, now as I am a senior, I haven't 'turned' into a grumpy as I remember having lots of parties, probably my children playing noisily and have created a fair amount of noise myself I guess, however, I never had any complaints from neighbours, always invited them to parties and let them know when the volume might be hiked up. It is very annoying though.

I am convinced many adults now have hearing problems probably due to all the loud music in pubs, clubs and their tendency to play music systems loud. They don't hear the high pitched screaming and shouting.
High frequency usually the first to go in hearing. I am constantly bombarded with children screaming and shouting in gardens. At times recently I felt there must be at least 6 children in a garden but only the two from household. Absolutely no checking on what children are doing, never hear an adult voice asking why they are shouting so much. Worst of all is childminder next door who shouts at children when she wants their attention when they're at bottom of 50' garden and she is in the house. Makes me jump when she yells. Great example to children on how to communicate!

Wax ear plugs are best