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Put down rugs with thick pads and then forget about it.
It seems a bit weird that you have tried all these extreme methods (sitting with son for hours, etc.) but haven't accomplished the simplest solution, which is rugs with pads.
I remember as a child living in a 2nd floor apt. with the landlord in the apt. below. My mother made sure we were careful walking around the apt. so as not to disturb the people us. My younger brother was a toddler at the time. So the OP does need to find a suitable solution so as not disturb the tenants below them.
We are living below (not above) purposefully so as not to receive complaints, since we have a child. The structure of the building seems to make sounds louder than they really are. Even running sounds like big thuds.
You need to put more carpeting down. Also, I never heard of a toddler being up past 9 p.m. Maybe he's napping during the day too much?
Also, you can get those slipper socks for him that have the non skid surfaces.
Thanks for the info. He has sleep issues. Eight hours is more than enough sleep for him, and they're not necessarily in one stretch. He wakes up during night. Doc said some children are like that.
The structure of the apartment is that the kitchen stretches near the bathroom, and this part is not carpetted and cannot be carpetted, due to the tight space and asymmetrical layout. However I try to, he will be running on uncarpetted flooring due to the layout and he has to pass the kitchen to go to the bathroom.
If these people complaining about you are themselves noisy, then don't do anything to accommodate them until you tell them about the noise they are making AND they too have done something to fix that.
I believe respect is a two way street. Don't be nice to people that aren't nice back to you.
Thank you. Yes, they are noisy, especially in the summer where they hang out with other neighbors in the hallway (which is on front of my apartment door) late at night and their children running up and down the stairs and over to their apartment, which makes a louder sound than my toddler's little feet.
She said he's not a good sleeper. My kid was the same way. I remember reading that dumbass book, "What to Expect the First Year", saying kids will sleep 12 hours. My dd did not sleep through the night until she was three years old, and even then it was 7 hours, not 12. If she went to sleep at 9 p.m., she'd be up playing with her toys at 2 a.m. Not all children do what the "experts" say.
Thank you so much. His doctor said the same thing about my toddler.
There is no reason you cannot teach your child not to run anywhere but outside at a park or playground.
Even though he is 2 he should already know the meaning of the word no which should be used anytime he starts to run inside. Stop him, tell him no and do it every time he runs.
It does not matter what the neighbors do or who they are friends with, you are the family being complained about and you are the family that is affected by the complaints.
You should have your child checked by his Physician as well, it is generally not normal for a child so young to have sleep
issues. Also, when you put him to bed, put him to bed, teach him to stay there without you sitting for hours.
He cries because he knows you will sit there with him for hours.
I would urge you to make plans to find a single family home in the future as well. The complaints will not stop until one of you no longer lives in the apartment complex.
I tried the "no" whenever he runs. It doesn't work. He'd go sit and be up after a second. I tried time out. It never works. Besides, he's a toddler and running is normal at that age.
He knows how to get out of his bed. He'll just get up and run in the room, which will just make our neighbors even more mad, since its below their room. That, or he'll cry for hours.
Thank you so much. His doctor said the same thing about my toddler.
I remenber telling the pediatrician, "She only sleeps 5 -7 hours at a time!" He laughed and said, "She just may not require much sleep." I said, "But I DO!"
Those first couple of years are kind of foggy in my memory.
I tried the "no" whenever he runs. It doesn't work. He'd go sit and be up after a second. I tried time out. It never works. Besides, he's a toddler and running is normal at that age.
He knows how to get out of his bed. He'll just get up and run in the room, which will just make our neighbors even more mad, since its below their room. That, or he'll cry for hours.
BS, make it work,your the parent figure something out.
as a apartment building dweller myself, toddlers running around are freaking annoying.
you need carpeting with thick padding.
also, how does a tenant above hear your toddler running from above, im a little baffeled by that
but when your living in an apartment building, your not in a single family house
I remenber telling the pediatrician, "She only sleeps 5 -7 hours at a time!" He laughed and said, "She just may not require much sleep." I said, "But I DO!"
Those first couple of years are kind of foggy in my memory.
Yes, his pediatrician said it's great that he even does sleep 8 hours because some toddlers don't even sleep that much during the night.
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