No kids but cats and birds that can get ornery and LOUD enough to hear all over the neighborhood. Find out WHAT and WHY they are crying and screaming about. Keep trying until you find it. I warn you..some resist this process.

I offer playtime. Treats. Distractions. and if all that doesnt fix it...a cover over the birds puts them in a little quiet timeout. And locking hte cats in my front room where they can bitch at each other all they want with nobody else hearing it.

Works for me.Works when I babysit too!