‘My neighbours’ noisy kids constantly wake me up at 5.30am – I’m exhausted’

An exhausted mum has asked for advice after being constantly woken up between 5.30am and 6am by her neighbours’ noisy children who are left in their bedroom while the parents sleep in

When you have a problem with your next door neighbours, it can be tricky to know how to resolve it. On one hand, you don’t want to make things awkward between you, but on the other hand, you don’t want to have to put up with annoyances in your own home. It can turn into a real nightmare when tensions boil over.

One parent recently took to Netmums to vent her frustration and ask for advice about her neighbours’ noisy children who wake her up at around 5.30am every morning.

The mum’s post read: “I have neighbours that have two young kids who are constantly waking me up around 5.30-6am every morning.

“I know they cannot stop their kids getting up and making noise, I have a child myself I understand that, but the issue is they are not getting out of bed with them.”

The frustrated neighbour believes the parents next door are acting in a “neglectful” way, because they are leaving them alone in their bedroom for up to three hours every morning “so they can have a life in”.

The post continued: “They are left to bang and jump of the bed so loud that it shakes my bedroom. I’m getting really fed up with it.”

Because she works full time and is “exhausted”, by the time the weekend comes she wants to catch up on sleep, but is not able to because “they won’t get up with them”.

The post continued: “They also come up to bed late gone midnight, slamming every door, waking me up as well. Am I being unreasonable or should I complain to the council?

“I have spoke to them before about the noise but they shrug it if saying they cannot stop them.”

Many people took to the comments section on the post to offer advice, with one writing: “I would perhaps first try and approach your neighbours to see if you can let them know they are being very disruptive very early in the morning.

“Ultimately it’s within their property so not sure there’s much you can do. Before complaining formally I would defo try and appeal to them direct and explain.”

A second person said they would complain but warned that it’s a “long process,” adding: “Out of desperation I have bought earplugs and it made a huge difference. They’re not comfortable but the sleep quality is so much better.”

Another pointed out that if the original poster is “genuinely concerned for the welfare of their children,” she should contact her local authority.

The commenter added: “If you are satisfied that the children aren’t actually being neglected/in any danger and are just waking up early, unfortunately noise from children playing is not usually classed as antisocial behaviour.

“You might not get very far complaining, but your environmental health department at the council would be able to let you know if they have a noise app or something to monitor the noise and take action if possible or necessary.”

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