Getting noise complaints from downstairs neighbor

[FCNova]

Originally Posted by gomason

I lived in townhomes for like 10 years and I never really was bothered by neighbor noise except one neighbor who played the drums on occasion. I'm surprised when people mention neighbor noise as a worry when moving into a TH. We had neighbors that had young kids too.

I guess I'm overly considerate. Not the worst problem to have

[JasperJade]

Old thread, but I have to ask: Am I the only one whose parents' favorite refrain was "don't run in the house?" We just weren't allowed to, for safety reasons. One never knows when a kid is going to run smack into the sharp edge of a desk, fall and hit their chin on the coffee table on the way down, or bonk into a bookcase and knock something wobbly and fragile down onto his or her wee head, especially a toddler.

Just saying. I know kids have a certain amount of energy and need to burn it off, but running around inside is a great way for them to get hurt, not to mention for them to break things. My parents had a strict rule about that. Just saying. Plenty of other places for kids to run around--playgrounds, parks, schoolyards, play dates with other kids in the building in the apartment building's lounge, etc.

[Ffxdata]

Originally Posted by JasperJade

Old thread, but I have to ask: Am I the only one whose parents' favorite refrain was "don't run in the house?" We just weren't allowed to, for safety reasons. One never knows when a kid is going to run smack into the sharp edge of a desk, fall and hit their chin on the coffee table on the way down, or bonk into a bookcase and knock something wobbly and fragile down onto his or her wee head, especially a toddler.

Just saying. I know kids have a certain amount of energy and need to burn it off, but running around inside is a great way for them to get hurt, not to mention for them to break things. My parents had a strict rule about that. Just saying. Plenty of other places for kids to run around--playgrounds, parks, schoolyards, play dates with other kids in the building in the apartment building's lounge, etc.

Have you tried enforcing this with an 18 month old? As well-reasoned as you may be, I'm thinking no toddler worth his salt will give two licks about that.

We have way more trouble with our adult neighbor and his Garage Band addiction than with our neighbors with kids. We have a toddler in a townhouse and no issue with noise or complaints. If we were in an apartment I can only imagine how pissed a downstairs neighbor would be.

[LuvVA]

Originally Posted by JasperJade

Old thread, but I have to ask: Am I the only one whose parents' favorite refrain was "don't run in the house?" We just weren't allowed to, for safety reasons. One never knows when a kid is going to run smack into the sharp edge of a desk, fall and hit their chin on the coffee table on the way down, or bonk into a bookcase and knock something wobbly and fragile down onto his or her wee head, especially a toddler.

Just saying. I know kids have a certain amount of energy and need to burn it off, but running around inside is a great way for them to get hurt, not to mention for them to break things. My parents had a strict rule about that. Just saying. Plenty of other places for kids to run around--playgrounds, parks, schoolyards, play dates with other kids in the building in the apartment building's lounge, etc.

I am the OP.

I totally understand your point. We do tell our kids not to run inside home (even in the current home which is single family home). For the same reason you pointed out, we don't want our kids to get hurt etc. We even practice this now. We have a huge backyard where kids can burn their calories...

But 2 years back when we were in a small apartment, we did try to enforce this rule but my kid was too small to listen and follow all the time.

[gibbsnm]

Originally Posted by JasperJade

Old thread, but I have to ask: Am I the only one whose parents' favorite refrain was "don't run in the house?" We just weren't allowed to, for safety reasons. One never knows when a kid is going to run smack into the sharp edge of a desk, fall and hit their chin on the coffee table on the way down, or bonk into a bookcase and knock something wobbly and fragile down onto his or her wee head, especially a toddler.

Just saying. I know kids have a certain amount of energy and need to burn it off, but running around inside is a great way for them to get hurt, not to mention for them to break things. My parents had a strict rule about that. Just saying. Plenty of other places for kids to run around--playgrounds, parks, schoolyards, play dates with other kids in the building in the apartment building's lounge, etc.

Nope, you're definitely not the only one. My parents had the same rule: children do not run inside the house. But then, we also got punished for breaking the rules, which is taboo these days. We lived in both apartments and houses growing up, but most of our time as really young children (toddler age and a bit older) was spent in apartments. There were 4 of us, 2 boys and 2 girls. We did what we were told. Of course a toddler doesn't have the mental capacity to fully understand why they're being told something is against the rules, but most are capable of learning what behavior their parents allow and what behavior they don't allow, even if they don't comprehend the reasoning behind it. My brothers definitely tested the rules more than my sister and me, and thus they got punished more. But after a while even they had enough sense not to keep doing things that got them in trouble. A bit off topic, but we also didn't throw tantrums and act a fool in stores the way some kids do today. There was no screaming for things we wanted or taking stuff off shelves, etc. These days when I occasionally go shopping with my mother (who's now a senior citizen with 4 middle aged children and several grandkids), she is always shaking her head at how some parents allow their children to behave. Yes, I know some people will respond with "kids will be kids," but when I was growing up the parents were the parents and they made and enforced the rules. As the child, you either obeyed their rules or dealt with the consequences.

[Ffxdata]

I think you forgot the part about walking uphill to school both ways.