@Jimi if you haven't contacted your neighbors about their brat, hold up a minute.
I haven't thought about much else this evening, than how you are a peaceful and benevolent dweller in your world, and now your peace is being disrupted by a little thug, just because you're in close proximity to him.
So here is my idea, and if you like it I'll translate it for you. Don't you have a big wooded area near your home? You have mentioned raccoons and ground hogs, among other things. So here is my idea for a discussion with the brat's parents.
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Your boy uses my yard as a shortcut, though I have asked him to go around it. The food we grow is not for fun or a hobby. It is food for our daily table. It is how we can afford to eat. I want you to know, because our garden is invaded at night by many small animals from around here, which cause destruction to our food source, I will be putting out steel traps in random entry points. They won't kill a boy, but they hurt, and may cause broken bones. Please be aware of it, and warn the boy.
