broken toy dilemma

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Ds threw dd's Nintendo down the stairs in a fit of temper. I didn't see what happened (perhaps dd was winding ds up!) but the Nintendo is broken. What's the appropriate punishment? Should I buy dd another one (even though at £99 I can't afford it right now?!) What would you do?

I would buy another, but maybe from ebay and then make ds pay it back

How old is Ds?

Maybe buy him a new/second hand one, make ds1 pay for it by missing out on pocket money (maybe not £100's worth as the poor lad will be paying for years)

ds just turned 4 & dd is 7.

What is a nintendo? i know it's something to do with computers. I'm sorry I know it's laughable not to know but I've always wondered

If you really can't afford it, don't get into debt for it - judgemental alert here but if it's a computer game it's a waste of their time anyway! Get dd a lovely toy that she wants and you can afford, and perhaps make clear it's not only no toy for ds, but no pocket money this week.

Are you covered for accidental damage on your house insurance?

last time ds1 broke one of ds2s toys on purpose i let ds2 choose one of ds1s toys to replace it. you have to be sure it was intended tho as it is a fairly severe punishment!

This is the beast, for those of you blissfully ignorant

ds just had his 4th birthday so forcing him to hand over one of his toys would probably be effective but I can't do it!

A few weeks ago, ds threw dd's alarm clock down the stairs & that, of course, broke. I made him empty his piggy bank (pathetically empty as he has all his baby teeth & doesn't care much about money anyway) towards buying his sister a new one. Obviously his temper is stronger than his memory.