How can I deal with our neighbor and her loud children?
She's a single parent, has 3 kids between 4-7, they live behind us. These kids are louder than most kids, they don't just play but constantly fight and cry and whine and have a small dog who they chase and cause it to bark non stop. I understand they're kids and when kids play they're loud but this happens every day from 5pm until 9 or 10pm and I can't enjoy my backyard b/c of this.
I never hear their mom go out there and tell them to keep it down or check on them, so it's kind of like a lord of the flies situation, they just do what they want.
They've gotten so loud that I've thought of walking over to their house and having a talk with the mom. I don't want to start a war and possibly make matters worse.
What should I do?
**Lessismore: If you read my question you could've seen I'm not against children playing. I'm against children playing loud even when most kids are already inside getting ready for bed. They do have the right to play, but as an adult I have more right to enjoy a quiet evening in my backyard, especially since I own my house and my naighbor rents hers.
Contrary to this "new society" mindset, kids don't have more rights than adults and sure as heck they don't have the right to behave like little animals.