My neighbour's child cries very loudly wild, most of the day and night. Since i can't sleep with this nuisance

Question

I called the Police, to check wether they are mistreating the 2 years old child. Didn't work and the police said nothing they can do? Who actually could pay a visit to those parents and check on the child, that, as far for my concern, cry out of neglet, dispair and tiredness. Please, give me a phone or website.

I appreciated all the answers and suggestions. I offered my hand and friendship for this parent, but they are just too rude, threatned me instead, shouted at me, etc. I am concerned about the child because a child that cries for hours and all the time is just not right or normal.

Answer 1

talk to your local social services, or better yet, talk to the woman or parent of the baby, and tell her that you are getting interupted sleep, and if this continues, you will take action, that always work, a little threat I will take action if you dont calm your baby done, See what she says??

Answer 2

Which country are you in? I'm guessing the UK from the way you spell 'neighbour'.

Try the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808 800 5000.

Or phone the police again and ask to be put through to their child protection unit. If they have any information on the family your call may be just what they need to take action. Sometimes the police don't join up the dots very well when what you need is a specialist unit.

Or have you considered chatting with your neighbour? Perhaps he /she is under strain and could do with a friendly person to talk with. Maybe the child has a particular problem which is why s/he cries so much. Try being a good neighbour - it might solve your problem AND do some good into the bargain.

BUT if ever the child starts screaming or crying beyond what is reasonable you MUST MUST MUST dial 999 and get the police to investigate.

Answer 3

This is a really tricky situation and my sympathies go out to you. I had a visit from social workers myself when i was 7 months pregnant as they had received an anonymous letter saying i was mistreating my 2yr old child. My son could be heard crying all through the night what they didn't realise was i was currently working with my health visitor devising a plan on how to get my son out of my bed and in to his own room. It was an awful time and resulted most nights my son actually vomiting cause he wanted to be that close to me. this obviously must have been getting heard by my neighbours and they didn't know of the situation and so all they were hearing was probably what you are hearing now. They contacted social services by writing a letter however you can contact them by ringing them, my advice would be to contact them immediately because you obviously have the childs best interests at heart and if it was me i wouldn't think twice about contacting social services the family could need some help but they don't know how to go about it. Social services have now been integrated with other departments so they are now known as child integrated services and you can ring your local council for the number. Good luck i hope all goes well

Answer 4

You don't seem to know much about your neighbour ,so seem to be making assumptions on something you know little about,maybe the child is ill or is a difficult child,
I myself do have experience in this, as my youngest son screams, to get his own way,which in parenting cannot be allowed, so we find the naughty stair,and low and behold 6 long mths later the crying has stopped.
Thank god my neighbours made a better approach to us and asked if they could help,by letting my little boy play with there kids and giving us some breathing space.
They all, now know what we went through,but if they had of came round accusing us or even worse sending in the Police i don't think we would have such a good relationship to-day,think about it how would you feel ,when you are already distressed and just plain tired,because your little bundle of joy keeps you up every night then screams all day.
Do you get to see the child and if you do, do they look like abuse is happening,is there more than one child in the house look at the kids behaviour and if you still suspect then call Child Line
But pls just cause your fed up don't put the children in danger of getting on the At Risk Register and try to change your approach to people.

Answer 5

Social Services

Answer 6

Call your local Council and ask for the number of Social Services. You could discuss the matter with them. Too often we ignore situations like this when something serious could be wrong. Could be just a mardy child but it's worth someone checking just in case.

Answer 7

It's good you are concerned. You need to contact Social Service, or a local health visitor and they can do a check. You do not need to give you name, but it's better to be safe than sorry for that little child.

Answer 8

I am on the other end of this question. My son's bedroom is next to the neighbours bedroom. He is 18 months old, and still wakes up in the night. At one point, he was really suffering with nappy rash due to teething, and woke up at 11.45pm. I went to him immediately and as he had dirtied his nappy, it was difficult to clean him without his screaming. The neighbour had complained about this previously, only because we complained about her dog barking constantly through the night. One day, the dog got out of her garden (it was never supervised) and as my eldest son was playing in the garden, the front door was open, so the dog came into our front room and wee weed on our living room floor. When I went to complain, I go no apology. I think she has been waiting to complain to us about something as she has now had to get rid of the dog. Anyway, the other night, when my son was crying, she went and put her music on full blast, which then woke up my other son. This was totally unacceptable to us but she said he always cries. He is still only a baby and he is quite a mardy baby but he will grow out of it. I cannot understand how she feels she can complain about such a petty thing. She thought we used to hit him which is untrue. She is a single mum with 3 kids, eldest is 4, then 2 then 1, so she must understand kids cry. A few months ago, the 2 youngest were outside on their own, in the middle of the road. A car had to slam on to avoid hitting them. I went running out to tell her, and the front door was wide open, and she was in the kitchen on the PHONE!!!!! I cannot believe that they opened the door themselves, as she said. They are tiny kids. Anyway, I feel better to get this off my chest.

Answer 9

Be wary of social services, they think nothing of removing children from their parents without any evidence of wrongdoing! Maybe you could offer your friendship and help. Maybe this mum needs a friend then you could see if there really is reason to involve ss.

Answer 10

Department for Health and Social Services. As you give no area,I cannot supply you a number. Do a search for DHSS with your area,or look in the phone book.