Noisy children.

What is that device one can get that puts teenagers off in shopping centres?

We had a neighbour, thankfully gone, who raced up and down the garden yelling at his kids and doing gorilla impressions. The kids would scream and scream and it went on for hours. He put the swing right up against our fence too and damaged it. We did mention this politely and he took no notice. His wife was more sympathetic but there was nothing she could do.

He was off work long term for a bad back and she worked so he was often there with the children.

One of my nieces gave me a En and em CD so I got my husbands theatre speakers and played it at a very loud volumes when the children were out playing. I used the tracks with the warnings on. After a week of this, he came around and complained. I said I was surprised he could hear it above his children’s yelling. He got the message.

Yes there was still the odd day or two when they were really boisterous but things did get much better. I was glad when he moved though. Oh, and his wife divorced him shortly after!

I’ve noticed children are often noisier today, either because I haven’t been at home to notice it before or because we now have children on both sides. So far it hasn’t bothered me.
Much more worrying is the total silence when they have headphones on and are plugged in to devices.

My first thought when I started reading was misery then I realised you had a point children are blooming noisy these days but it's the screaming that's the worse I would invest in some ear plugs, have a good day.

I have a neighbour upstairs in her own flat who I rarely if ever hear, except when her two noisy ignorant sons come to visit and constantly shout at the top of their voices. Luckily the only turn up every two weeks or so.

What is worse is the neighbour two doors away who constantly comes out into his garden or walks around the communal area coughing and spitting in the most disgusting manner and leaving great gobbets of phlegm on the communal paths. It is so loud that he has woken me at 3:00 am on a number of occasions. Myself and other neighbours have been complaining about this for nearly two years and the housing association refuse to do anything about it, despite the fact that local byelaws prohibit spitting in a public place.

Has anyone mentioned those working from home? It's hot, they need windows open too, but screaming children ....

‘Ann’. Try Wagner’s Ring Cycle turned up loud. ?. Guaranteed to make the younger generation retreat indoors

I know exactly what you mean I don't mind children playing but the screaming and shrieking from mainly girls drives me mad .I do think telling children to keep the noise down by parents has become a thing of the past it all seems to be about expressing themselves now with no regard for anyone else

Screaming, shouting etc kids are a total nightmare!
Why can they not play quietly anymore? (regardless of the lock down, they were a horror story before that).
Why do parents not discipline them anymore.
Drives me absolutely mad.
Add in a barking/yapping dog, and l want to slit my wrists.

I love to hear them too, unless they are fighting. My granddaughter ( 7) is very noisy - she just has a very loud voice and talks all the time. I was reputed to be the same, though my grandparents thought we were much less noisy than our cousins. My grandson (11) is quiet and rational in speech. I’ve never heard him shout.

My own sons argued a lot, but weren’t particularly noisy. We had the biggest garden, so it was frequently full of their chattering friends. The very quiet single man next door obviously found this a bit of a trial, but it never bothered me.

Annsixty I think children are probably noisier than we were. I was always told "children should be seen and not heard". Think now children are encouraged to be 'free'. My GD certainly was noisy in our garden yesterday. My GS will probably be when he arrives soon! My neighbours have two children 3 & 1 they can be noisy. Behind us are noisy neighbours and the other side of me when her grandchildren arrive it's noisy. A case of live and let live.

Perhaps if you play some soothing music to partly drown them out, and hang on to the fact that at least one of them will be back at school at some point. My sympathies - it can be so annoying. I love to hear children playing, but when they are just making silly noises relentlessly - as we had last Sunday from a neighbour's eight year old grandchild, who screamed and shouted all afternoon and nobody suggested he might tone it down a little - then it realy does grate.

I wonder if a few people on here were never children themselves!

I have two children next door who scream while playing a great deal! They are originally from another another country so perhaps this is acceptable there! My original neighbours once said they never knew that there were children living in my house. Different times, different culture I suppose!

I'm sorry but this is something that drives me insane.
In my road, we've had "screaming children" every day and evening for the past few weeks, it's usually still going on until after 9.00 p.m and these are all quite young (under 10).

Children playing, inevitably make a noise, doesn't bother me. Its when these children are no longer at the age of playing noisy games but find other ways of making a noise Now that really does annoy me and try reasoning with them or their parents results in mouthy abuse.

I agree MissAdventure, children are getting noisier and probably mainly because parents just don’t seem to be bothered about the effect they have on others.

I’ve developed the silent scream when arguing with my DH.!!

I think it's true that many people do not have consideration for others. However, it's natural for children to make a noise. I'm sure the parents are thankful that the weather is fine and the children can play outdoors.
I think you are only justified in complaining about the noise if it happens at unsocial hours.

Annsixty, I know just how you feel. We have a family next door with a 5 year old and a 7 year old and they play loudly, to put it mildly, in the garden most of the day, screaming and shouting, they just can't seem to talk quietly. I can even hear them in the house with doors and windows shut. Mum, well, she just sits looking at her phone or sunbathing so my answer to it now when I want peace in the afternoon is to take the radio out into the garden and put Radio 4 on, full belt. I can assure you mum goes in and kids follow. I am afraid this is no help to you but maybe you could shout at them shut up or something. I have been known to do this and it works. Good luck.

The neighbours who live behind us are a similar age to us and they are the loudest people we have ever come across! The wife in particular has a voice that would glean corn! We hear every word they say and when their family visit ...........

I've worked in schools for 40 years and yes, children are noisy now. They are also rude and interrupt conversations. I think it's bad manners but sadly they haven't been taught not to do it.

I think you’re expecting way to much annesixty kids have been denied so much these last few months and I m delighted at the fact they can let of steam and what better than having a garden to run round being whatever they want to be 9.30 isn’t early
I have had 8 live next door to me, some nos grown and flown nand we re down to about 5 teens with music and some noise the back alley with the football coming over my fence has gone nowM but there are some little ones moved in two doors up and they are in the garden every day with lots of Screaming and shouting I think they have a paddling pool and trampoline
I think it’s great to know they are happy and fit and well, small price to pay for me

I always remember my 90 year old neighbour when my kids were young teens and I said to her do let me know if they get too noisy she answered ‘ my darling I love to hear them it tells me I m still alive ‘

There used to be notices up at our swimming pool saying ‘ No Screaming’, alongside other instructions.

It was so the lifeguards could hear if anyone was in trouble and shouting for help.

And yes, I realise pools are closed at the moment unfortunately.

And I thought it was me being a crotchety old woman! I'm surrounded by them - upstairs, either side of the garden - and none of them seem to have volume control!

(This is why I'm moving to a flat complex for the over-60s!)

I never asked if I was being unreasonable.
I just asked the question, are today’s children noisier than previous generations?

In my second post I said they are just children and I would never do anything about it.

A new family moved in next door but one last year & they have 3 children.
It is such a joy to hear them playing in the garden. I love it.
What better noise than children having fun.
Our 2 were never a problem as we had an acre of land. I think the cows next to us got spooked a bit but neighbours never complained.