"Well at least they're not at home playing on their x box"

I’m sure we all take pleasure in listening to children having fun, shrieks of delight as they achieve a goal or a high jump. Those shrieks of joyful trepidation as they enter the cold sea from the beach. Laughter and sounds of happiness we can all enjoy.
What isn’t enjoyable is the constant excessive noise of a football kicked against a wall for hours, the sort of noise used by North American Indians to drive the opposing soldiers wild before battle, boom boom boom on drums.
Or the shouting and shrieking repetition of calling out to each other when a quieter conversation is possible if they just moved closer.
It doesn’t hurt for children to be taught consideration for others.

I don't think my friend objects to children playing out, it's the non stop screaming and shrieking that was doing her head in.

I seem to recall my siblings and I playing in the garden with Dad squirting the hose at us on warm evenings, roller skating races and football or French cricket in the cul de sac, bet we made a noise too. So I’m ok with youngsters out playing while they can.

Its not dark until nearly midnight here ,all the children I know are allowed out until very late to enjoy it.Once winter comes its dark going to school and dark coming home.
My children used to play in the field behind our house ,I dont remember them screaming but I do remember a neighbour coming to the door about a golf ball that had been "practiced" over our roof and across the road .We bought him a net to aim at he's a very good golfer..
My daughter and her friends sat on the kerb until the last light was gone and chatted.
Now there are several families with hot tubs ,they are noisy when they get going BUT its only a few weeks every year .
I'm sorry but I. m one of those people that smile when a I hear them enjoying themselves .They'll be stuck inside all too soon,let them be happy

I have been accused on this forum of being a miserable old woman for complaining about children being so noisy.
Slightly different scenario as this was younger children playing in their own garden, screaming constantly for hours and banging a football on our shared fence.
I got the same, they are only children, they need to be outside etc.
To live with it is very different.
I had to buy noise reducing headphones to sit in my own garden.
No fun at all.