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6 year old tore a hole in my carpet today and then lied about it. She was playing on the floor with toys will I was cooking lunvh and pulled at the carpet until it came lose and created a huge hole. I dont wven know what to do. What would you guys do in this situation?
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consequence/time out or loss of privilege. talk to mom. Girl maybe could write an apology letter to you
and something I am trying to take to heart: once is exploration (what will happen?), twice is experimentation (will it happen again?), three times is a pattern and needs addressedHee hee! Look, I have a signature! -
I have a child here with sensory issues that does this to all of my area/play carpets. I had to roll them up and put them in storage. Now I buy the cheap ones from the dollar store until this child heads off to kinder.
If this is wall to wall carpeting you are talking about, I'd guess there isn't much that can be done unless it has happened before.
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The child's parents would be paying to repair or replace the carpet. I address this in my handbook, and they sign an agreement to pay for intentional damage.Comment
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Yea this is my livingroom carpet. There is nothing to be done expect replace it because the hole is just going to get worse now that it is there. Should I talk to the parents? Have the replace? I have in my contract that if something is destroyed on purpose than it is their responsibility to repair or replace.Comment
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We must have been typing at the same timeOriginally posted by Leigh:423914
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I had a 5yo that would hook a toy (like the leg of a dollhouse person) on a loop of carpet and pull and unravel it so there would be a bare spot. I was so upset! It's wall-to-wall carpet! The only way to fix it is to replace it!
I showed dcm the damage. He was in BIG trouble. But he did it a 2nd time anyway, and I termed. I was not going to let him cost me $4000 in carpet. We parted on good terms, as I explained he needed to be in an environment where there was more supervision and provider-directed activities all day and no free-play (it's just me, and I gotta cook or use the bathroom at some point!). Dcm enrolled him early at the place by his elementary school where he was going to go for before/after care when he started Kindy in the fall.Comment
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No judgement.... please don't take it that way. :hug: Deep breath.
****It can be then turned around on you as her not having been properly supervised.
It is much easier to win this type of argument with a parent if there is an established pattern.
Typically this would be considered "the cost of business".
I am not telling you this to be rude or minimize your frustration. I just know this is how these things usually go.
Dents in the wall, torn linoleum from chairs, broken toys, scraped up hardwoods... all happen here, too.
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Do you have any leftover carpet pieces? Is it the type of carpet that could be patched without showing very much if it hasn't faded too much? We have rental property and we have done this many times if the rest of the carpet is good. We have had to patch holes from cigarette burns, chemical spills, and pulled threads. We have also patched in pieces where carpet was stained and smelled of cat urine. It would be cheaper to hire someone who knows how to lay carpets to put a patch in for you than to replace the whole carpet. I don't know. Just a thought.Comment
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If you have a leftover piece or even a piece from under the couch or something it can be replaced. I know because our puppy chewed a hole in our carpet. Hubby cut a square around the hole and removed it then glued a new square in. It looks great and has lasted for years.Comment
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Maybe insurance will pay?Comment
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No judgement.... please don't take it that way. :hug: Deep breath.
****It can be then turned around on you as her not having been properly supervised.
It is much easier to win this type of argument with a parent if there is an established pattern.
Typically this would be considered "the cost of business".
I am not telling you this to be rude or minimize your frustration. I just know this is how these things usually go.
Dents in the wall, torn linoleum from chairs, broken toys, scraped up hardwoods... all happen here, too.
A few years ago a little boy kicked out the outside lights that shined on our house at night. I was livid as well and luckily I did not see it till the child had gone and a parent told me as she come in what had happened. I had time to "cool off" and think about it. I did discuss with the parent how when they walked out the dc door I expected supervision and this was a costly issue for me. The parent could see my frustration and probably some anger as well. The problem never happened again thankfully. The child was 4 at the time and I loved him (had had him since he was six weeks old as well as his older sister), but he had some loss of playtime and consequences as well. Now that I have two sons of my own, it is humbling to know that things do happen but they can be teachable moments for accountability/responsibility for who we are. 
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