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Old Jun 27, 2012, 10:20 PM
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I am not a parent and a little worried about even posting on here because the last time i did it someone got angry with me about it and it just seemed to annoy people. My question is what do i do about my neighbors child that live upstairs from me. She has some behavior and other mental health issues that i have observed. She spends every second that she is awake trying to annoy and provoke me. She has every symptom of O.D.D. She has nothing to do literally. They don't have a TV anymore and it is always quiet up there unless they play music. They sit and listen to everything that goes on in my apartment. She follows me around knowing i don't like it and stomps her feet so i can hear her and drops things over my head and bangs things on the floor constantly. Her parents don't seem to know what to do with her. They keep trying to talk to her and resason with her. The thing is she is using me as her entertainment because she is bored. I want to approach the parents but i don't know what to do or say. I know they are embarrassed and hoping i don't say anything even though i complain loud enough for them to hear. I have not confronted them. Some people think i should go to child services and make a complaint. I'm hesitant because they are not abusive they just don't know how to handle her and don't seem to know much about children. Plus how can i prove that she is in need of help? I can't move i'm not financially able. Also they are my landlords. They are from another country and i think they feel mental illness is a curse, that is what i read. I have articles that i want to give them but my bf said they are going to be mad and offended. What am i to do, just continue being harrassed. I know there are mothers on here that may have children that are defiant, maybe not to this degree, but does anyone have any suggestions?