Edit: I decided to call child services after a lot of comments here recommending that. I don't know if anything will be done but it's now on record and it can help them build a case if they ever get more complaints. Still thinking about moving, not going to lie. So it's a weighing up of our options and costs associated with that now I suppose. I really do appreciate everyone's advice here.

Morning guys

18 months ago we had new next door neighbours move in. The vibe changed overnight.

Since day 1 they yell and swear at their 3 little kids every minute of the day, meaning 500 times a day.

I went to introduce myself a few weeks after their moving in when the dad was out the front the same time as me. He seemed nice in small talk, but oddly enough walked away and went back inside when I was about to say my name.

A year later they were going off at their kids even more than usual and I went knocking on the door to offer help. That was the morning the mother threatened to smash her 3yo boy's head in. No answer to the door.

They smack their kids hard but there's no closed first hitting that I hear (I hear everything. I don't want to).

The dad has always worked 10 hours per week. I believe he games all night and most of the day. The 11mo baby stays at home with him and I believe she's confined to her cot.

If I've offered them help. I can't offer them anymore help as I'm on my own all day with my own two. I've tried to get to know them to no avail, what are my options?

1. Call child services. The mother recently started working 4 days a week and 2 of the kids are now in daycare. Not sure if calling child services is fair when she's trying to give it a go.

2. Sell up and move. Is it even ethical to sell our house knowing about the noise next door?

3. Send old mate next door a magazine on how to step up as a man and a father?

I have two little kids of my own. My partner works away. I have had 12 months of crying from my own 1 year old that I've never gotten to the bottom of. I am struggling. And for the last 18 months I have to come to terms with the mental gymnastics of what do I do with my neighbours, on top of my own stressful life. For this reason I ask that any asshole comments please scroll on.

What would you do? Do I have any other options than those listed above?