I live in a small apartment in a building owned by my partner, in a rough area of a small city. The house next door was a crack house when I first moved in here, but it was busted by the cops, "flipped", and resold to an out of state man who now rents it out. The current tenants are a spanish-speaking-only family consisting of a mother, father, and their four young sons under the age of 6.
My problem is that the children are always outside screaming and crying, from 7am until 9pm. None of them seem to attend school. They fight continuously, and throw rocks and hard plastic toys at me, my partner, our cars, our apartment building, people walking by, etc. I've tried to reason with the children, I've tried to speak with the mother, but I don't know spanish and they don't know english. I can't get in touch with their landlord, who lives in New Jersey. What do I do? Is there something I can say in spanish to make them behave? Should I call children and youth services?
2007-10-27 12:47:34 · 6 answers · asked by Barney Blake 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As far as where I live, I have no intention on moving until I finish school in December 2008.
2007-10-27 12:56:59 · update #1
The children play in a fenced in yard behind the house. But there is no grass (only pavement) and they are usually not wearing socks or shoes. The younger two are usually outside without pants on, even in cooler weather.
They are almost always outside by themselves.
The oldest of the 4 bullies the younger ones, slapping them for no reason and pushing them around.
2007-10-27 13:04:27 · update #2
You should probably call youth services... their situation doesn't sound good!
2007-10-27 12:51:16 · answer #1 · answered by WOW that was random... 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you see them throw something, just look at them and say, "no"...it means the same thing in spanish, and can be easily understood by a child. That way, the "punishment" is immediately after the action, which allows children to associate one with the other.
I would also contact somekind of service (police or other) and let them know that the children are throwing toys and that you believe that they are not going to school. (They may not yet be old enough for school if they are around 6 and younger. But if they are of age, it is required by law that they attend.). The police can probably take care of the noise part of it too.
2007-10-27 19:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by L.C. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Call CPS if they look like they should be in school and are not... and Hispanics have a special gift for ignoring rowdy kids. I think it is because most of them grew up IN a home like that so they learned to tune it out. Nothing you can say... And maybe you should think about moving to an area without low-income housing next-door. If they leave you will probably get more crack-heads in there.
2007-10-27 19:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
WOW!!!!!
It sounds like the children are being neglected BIG time.They don't need to be outside by themselves.I'm assuming the mother isn't watching them.Someone could easily pick them up,or they might run out in front of a car,who knows,Definitely call child protective services.And,do it as soon as possible.Wouldn't you feel a little bad if something happened to any of them?
2007-10-27 19:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Call Social Services and tell them the problem, Also you might call the police or Immigration. That will get their attention, fast.
2007-10-27 20:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by loralaey 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly if you have tried speaking to the parents and or the children, there is not much else you can do. You may want to call the police, or child services.
2007-10-27 19:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋