Good luck elabrandon!!
You cannot change the child. You cannot stop him being a child. The problem is therefore yours to solve.
At the moment, you are allowing the situation to escalate in your mind, you are getting angry, emotional and over-sensitive about an issue that really isn't worth the bother.
You came to the forum to sound off about it, and rightly so - this is the place to have a good moan. But you don't seem to be willing to accept the reality that the situation is only a big deal to you because you have allowed it to become a big deal. You snap at people who are trying to remind you of this fact, you accuse us of being argumentative, when all we want is for you to face the reality of your situation: That a small child is simply being a small child in his own home.
Why are you letting it get to you like this? Calm down, think about the situation, and try to see a way through it.
The options are as follows:
Emotional: Learn to accept the situation, ignore the noise, or even learn to welcome it as the sound of human life around you (the option I went for in my own flat).
Practical: Soundproof your own flat and wear earplugs. Perhaps with limited success, but worth a try for sanity's sake, so that at least you feel you are doing something.
Extreme: Look for another flat, making sure there are no party-animals, small children, loud snorers, Greeks or Italians living in the surrounding flats.
Pointless: Continue being a stress bunny about it, complain about it all the time, insult those who try to help you.
The ball's in your court.
The reason you are not getting much support here is that most of us have kids and know what an impossible task it is to get them to be quiet at home. As far they are concerned home is where they can be themselves!
I really would not expect that you will find a solution, so if you can't accept it, then your only choice will be to look for somewhere else where they don't rent to a family.
Best Regards,
Jim
Some people are more sensitive to noise than others, for example some people can work in an open space while others find it really hard to manage. Now, if you find it difficult to shut out noise, take this as a hard learn lesson and rent a top floor apartment with no neighbors above next time.... In the meantime, think that children do grow up (by the age of 13 it is a struggle to get them out of bed!) and also that renting is not for life.
Maybe the does not help, but I do fully sympathies with you!
Please don't let that be a goose or I'll have Papa G. on my case later..
Whilst living in an apartment we were getting slightly frustrated by one of neighbours' children playing Jingle Bells on the piano the WHOLE year round! This was the only tune the child could play and although played it well, Jingle Bells in July does have a tendancy to drive one bonkers.
My mother eventually went to the flat upstairs and whlist acknowledging the many talents of their child politley asked if they could simply play a dfferent tune. To which the neighbour informed us they did not have a piano and were also slightly derranged after having listened to Jingle Bells for weeks on end.
Turned out it was the flat below (which meant it was going through at least 2 flats) needless to say, the child quickly learnt Fleur de Lise and we listened to that for many more weeks instead
Also as my son had colic when he was a baby, and i could not stop him from crying i had complaints from neighbours, but when i explained i have tried everything to stop him from crying then broke down in tears from being so tired they where very understanding. It is very hard for a parent when a baby as colic and is crying all the time, and also you feel helpless, i know i rang all my family, friends, Doctors, Nurses begging for advice what i should do to help him and all i was told wait the 3 months out .
Ok sorry did not want to hijack the thread, back on topic.