Should I help neighbour’s children?

By Nyambura Maina

My neighbour regularly beats her children and I fear for their safety. She is a single mother of two – a boy and a girl. She is short tempered. As a man, I find it difficult to intervene, but the children’s screams are getting louder. Her children play with mine and they have noticed things are different in my home. I feel like going to the rescue of the children but I do not want to be considered a nosy neighbour. What can I do to help these children?