I think whoever had the child needed to be watching the child.
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I would never ask another parent to pay for something that broke on my watch. If it wasnât an accident, I may not agree to another sleep over thoughđ
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They just sound like money hungry people. Itâs their fault for leaving their expensive items out in the first place.
If you pay for it then you pay the DEPRECIATED value of the computer. The computer has a 3-5 year life.
Yep. Your kid broke it you fix it kinda how it goes.
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No I wouldnât. Iâve had a TV screen cracked by a friends child while they were over. My friend was very apologetic and offered to replace it but I told her not to worry it was an accident. If a child had purposely broken it then that would be different.
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I wouldnât expect someone to pay for my poor parenting.
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You should replace it your kid broke it
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Nope cuz it wasnt under your supervision !!!
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I can only say I am my childrens parent (4 boys ) so I have always taken responsibility if they did something with our without me there
Yes.
And very few people actually DO.
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You son you pay, he can do chores to maki it up to up you.
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I think it depends on the age of your child
If you child is younger than 10 itâs not your responsibility because they shouldâve been supervising the kids , if you child is older and knows better than you should at least offer to pay for half
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You should at least offer to split the cost.
Yes you pay for a new computer, sorry thats how it goes.
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No your not responsible. But I myself would feel obligated to replace what my child broke. Regardless of how it came about. We recently had a child stay over and she busted a window out of my daughterâs room with her butt doing stupid dances. I replaced the window an said nothing , but had it been reversed I would have offered to pay for the window. Also the girl wonât be coming over again for sleep overs or to play. Maybe a bitch move but I canât afford to pay for destruction others kids cause mine do enough.
Depends on age to me. If the child is younger then the parents should of been paying attention & put things out of reach. If the kids are older then yes you should offer to pay because your child should no how to behave while at others home. My son is 5 & i would still expect him to not damage things & i would offer to help. Not all would take the money but offering shows good manors & helps keep the relationship in tack
In that scenario, I would say it is not your responsibility. But that is also depending on if the âsmall childâ is 3 or younger. Maybe 4. Older than that I may have a different opinion.
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Depending on how it happens
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First of all,did you see the item working before they claimed your child broke it? If not, I wouldnât pay for it, maybe it was broken prior too and thatâs why they wanted your child to stay the night so they can place the blameâŚ
Not to mention the kids were on their watch so nope I wouldnât pay for it and as a mother, Iâd let them know you feel insulted and threatened to have to pay for something you have no knowledge of it working previously or that in fact it was your childâs fault cuz you were not there to witness the damage so if it means cutting all ties with them, Iâd probably would unless you rolling in dough and donât mind paying lots of cashâŚ
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If it was a accident no, otherwise yes.
I wouldnât expect you the parent to pay for it âŚme being the parent, it wouldnât even be a question. My kid, my responsibility.
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YesâŚyoure responsible for all damage your rowdy child breaks. And if you cannot control him donât 5ake him to other peopleâs houses⌠Iâm that mom that will straight up tell you and your helliun. To settle down or get out. My house is not a play ground⌠Its for walking and indoor voices. You wanna be rowdy and run around⌠Go outside or go homeâŚ
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i donât think you should pay for it at all. if my kids have a sleepover imma make sure i put valuables in a safe place especially if the children are little. and even then, unless the child intentionally broke it how am i gonna blame it on the child, especially a computer? for example, my son has a very expensive gaming pc, but i make it very clear to him, to the other child, and to the other parent, that as much as i encourage my son to share, that pc is only for my son to use, even if their child claims he has one too and knows how to use it, but yea things happen and if it breaks or gets damaged i know for sure it was my son and not the other child. if u canât respect it then ur child cannot come over. now if i donât say anything and it breaks, i cannot and will not ever try to make the other parent responsible for their kid breaking it bcz he is under my responsability at that time and unless he intentionally damaged it, or didnât listen after knowing not to touch it, then they are not responsible. i should be looking after them. another thing too, even after things set clear, i have to see if my son was involved too as in letting him use it even after its clear he shouldnât. my son knows that if he disobeys and something happens its on him, now if the other child doesnât listen then he should call me immediately so i can ask him again to not touch the pc and/or call the other parent. iâve never had any issues.
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If my child is younger I would payif he is older he would do choirs to make the money to pay
No unless my kid flat out said fuck this computer and broke it on purpose
What is wrong with working together it donât I know my kids arent100 %good
Yes, you should replace it. No question about it .
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Youâre not responsible. An apology is acceptable
when i drove trucks i sometimes had to drive to a friend of mineâs state, so she would offer me her house to spend d nite. the 1st time i slept there i settled into the room she put me in and left my bag. inside my bag i had another small bag where i kept my toiletries and a small original tube of tylenol w about like 10 pills for quick access. that night after i showered i set my bag on the floor, and i set my blanket and my pillow on top of it for d moment and i went to have dinner w them in their dining room. that time her kids were 10, 8, and 2. so as weâre eating i see the 2 year old sitting eating something, and the 8 year old whispering to him âhurry up and eat it!â i looked at her and she nervously smiled and so i asked âwhatâs ur baby brother eating off the floor?â and when my friend and i checked he had a few tylenol pills in his mouth, some he had already eaten, and some were on the floor. he had eaten like 5 all at once! i yelled for her to call 911 and it never crossed my mind what had happened so meanwhile as we were trying to make d baby vomit i asked how he got those pills and my friend says âi donât use tylenolâ so i dash to the room and yes of course! both bags were emptied out on the floor, and the tube was missing! so i asked the 8 year old "how did d baby get the tube and how did he open it?? she said âi was looking thru your stuff and saw it. he wanted it so i opened it for himâ we like died n im asked âwhy were u telling him to hurry up n eat them!!!â she was silent⌠(she knew what she had done im sure) thank God the baby was taken on time n he was fine but then the husband was trying to make me pay for the medical bills. im like hell no 1st of all my kids as early as it can be they for sure are taught to never eat pills or anything thatâs not food and are definitively watched. then i do educate my kids, especially an 8 year old, whom should already know by now to respect other peopleâs property. and finally, she knows what sheâs doing bcz she was telling him to hurry up n eat it. i mean i understand ur worry but ur not gonna blame me for ur lack of parenting and consequences of ur kids disrespect. sheâs 8 and she should know at least not to be going thru someoneâs stuff.
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If it was done on purpose I would say yes but accidents happen with kids. I have had 2 different kids break TVâs at my house over the years. Both accidentally. I would NEVER ask the other parents to pay.
Yeah, you should be responsible at the very least for half of the replacement cost in my opinion.
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My only response is do what you would expect if the situation was exactly reversed.
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I wouldnât expect another parent to replace my computer if I allowed the kids to play with it. If I didnât want them to mess with it, I wouldâve put it away. Just like I wouldnât expect someone else to want me to pay if the situation was reversed. You could offer to pay for half if you feel bad or donât want to completely burn the relationship. But I just wouldnât send my kid over there again.
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Age is the missing factor. My five year old knows to never touch my laptop. Sheâll throw your kid under ASAP because no one touches my laptop. I have a separate computer for kids. Kids are tough on electronics.
Have a conversation with the other parents, assess the situation (what exactly happened and how your child broke it, what part of the computer was broken etc.) and come up with some sort of an agreement or a compromise.
We all own computers, appliances and/or gadgets, we all know they get broken from many various reasons. Who knows if the said computer already has other issues that your child may not be responsible for⌠But even if they insisted on having your child stay and theyâre responsible for your child at the time while he stays with other people, as your childâs parent, you need to understand and be open to also bearing the responsibility of how your child behaves.
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A plate or something I would say probably not⌠a computer you should want to replace. No matter if you feel it shouldâve been kept up, I think its just human to want to replace something that expensive.
Technically I would say they would be responsible because they asked if your kid could stay over, however, if it was me in this situation, Iâd offer to cover half the cost to replace the item (if finances allow). Depending on the age of your child & how the item got broken, was it a complete accident or was the kid screwing around?? All kinds of variables here 
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Half of itâs current value not replacement value. They should have put it up and away.
There is coverage for this under the liability portion of your homeowners insurance⌠Check with your insurance carrier.
I wouldnât say your responsible, but I know Iâd still feel terrible and offer to pay for it or at least half, but thatâs just me.
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Yes itâs the decent thing to do.
I would offer to pay half. Youâre right. They should have been watching the kids. And you cant even guarantee your kid broke it because you werenât there 
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You should pay for what your son broke
I would pay for at the very least half.
How old is your child and how did the computer get broke,what were they doing,
You should at least offer to pay for some of if not all. Your son would have to pay you back because you paid them back. How old is he and WHY was he messing with their computer? That isnât a little toy that got broken.
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I would think teaching the child morals and paying for it would be a priority life lesson! You break it you buy it.
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I would personally offer to at least help with the expense. The adult should have been watching, but the child should be taught to be careful around other peopleâs things.
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Yeah thats their own fault!! Why was there access to it??
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You definitely should be replacing what your child broke. Itâs like common courtesy. If you canât afford it (since itâs a computer) atleast offer to help or SOMETHING.
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I honestly dk how i would feel, I guess it depends on how I was approached about it? Like if theyâre expecting it I would probably be asking questions like why do they have it in the first place or why werenât they being watched depending on how old they are to and honestly it was my son who broke it so I would be like he can help pay it off by doing chores for them or something to that affect to teach him responsibility
That depends little the children age and the situation how it broke, but if my children, now that they are old enough to know better (9-11) so yes we should replace what the child broke.
My opinion: kids around any electronic or easily breakable items is asking for trouble, you canât expect children to have the same caution around expensive items as adults do, things break all the time and the parent could have been the one to break it but blames the child. So buy a protection plan
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I think its an adult at fault as the parents of the friend should be supervising them at all times!
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Yes, you pay for half at the Very least
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Yes, it is your responsibility
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There are so many details needed. I would personally pay at least half or more depending on what happened. This is one of those moments that if your child is old enough, you can teach them a valuable life lesson. Just because something isnt important to you, doesnât mean that it isnât important to the owner. It will teach them that even though it was an accident, they damaged someone elseâs property. In turn this teaches them to respect the property of others.
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More details are needed to make a fair judgement but based on the little information yes it is your responsibility. And you can use this as a teaching moment for your child on be extra careful with other peoples things, especially expensive things
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Certainly, you should replace what your child broke! What if it had been your computer broken by her child? Youâll never go wrong by doing the right thing!
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Yes you are!
I canât even believe you have to ask.
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My kid was playing wii at the neighbors the controller wasnât strapped and broke there tv . I offered to help pay .they did not want any thing . As a parent we should take responsibility for our kids . I wouldnât ask someone to help .
Your child needs to repay it. He can work. Do chores, this is a teachable moment to hold a child accountable. However. Accidents happen. Maybe investigate a little more and do whatâs right in regard to the situation. Who are they to you, what is the cost? But the child can be taught a valuable lesson.
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This is iffy since it is the responsibility of the adult present to monitor the children. If your child was hurt at the other personâs home, it would be that adultâs responsibility to cover medical bills. Generally, the same idea applies. Legally you are not responsible most likely, but morally maybe.
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Offering to replace the item is common courtesy. Teaching your son to be courteous is so important & frankly worth the price of replacing it. Having him do chores to repay you is also an important teaching moment. It teaches him to be responsible for his actions, even in an accident.
Accidents happen, respect & responsibility is taught. Parenting is difficult & sometimes very expensive. I wish you & your family all the best.
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Ask your child (if old enough) what happened first, if he/she was out of line and broke a rule talk to the other parents about a compromise if the cost is out of your financial stability.
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I would feel bad personally if I didnât at least help pay for it⌠Then again I am the type to not even ask the other parent to replace it in the first place. I wouldnât expect them too. Iâd definitely let it be known that it happened but thatâs it. Especially if I was the one who invited said child over to my house
Accidents happen!
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Your child, your responsibility. I know that isnât the answer you want but the mantle of the responsibility lies with the parents regardless of how they supervised the kids.
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If your child is old enough for a sleepover at another personâs house, than he is old enough to play with the other child without constant supervision and in no way should the family have to put valuable this away line a computer. Your child should know how to behave and be respectful in another personâs home. Are you legally required to pay for it, probably not. Morally, you are responsible for your childâs actions. So yes, the responsible thing to do is pay for it. At least work something out with them.
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Yes you should replace it. They asked for a guest, not to have personal property damaged. Accidents do happen, but, responsibility is key. This is a great learning experience for the children as well.
Help pay for the replacement, teach both kids a valuable lesson.
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Honestly, put yourself in their shoes. Accidents happen, but if it was your computer that broke think about how you would react. Iâd have the child do age appropriate chores/work to help pay for it. But I do think you as the parent should definitely pay in my opinion
*Edit to add: you should be teaching your child manners, to be considerate of others belongings.
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Yes, you would be responsible for replacing it. If they have insurance for that you could offer to pay the deductible. The child needs to work to pay off some of what you had to pay, too. This is an opportunity to teach responsibility which kids need to learn.
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I think you should only offer to pay half. How do you know that it wasnât broken already? She should have been watching the children. I think half is fair with the circumstances.
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To be honest, i would pay only HALF. THATâS IT
Their house, their responsibility. Thatâs only of that even warrants it. It really depends on what happened.
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Your child, your responsibility!! You teach the child to becareful with other peopleâs belongings! Donât get me wrong Kids will be kids, but they need to be held accountable for their actions.
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I donât know thereâs a lot of scenarios here.
first weâre both kids fooling around and it got broke or did the parents allow them or him to use it and got broke.
Iâm sorry when kids are involved theyâre equally to blame maybe split the cost.
I donât think you should have to replace a brand new computer unless he stole it broke it and snuck it back then he should pay for it with his allowanceâŚ
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If the child damaged something the child needs to pay to repair or replace it. This is called accountability and responsibility. If itâs a large amount the parent should pay for it then the child should be required to work it off in chores at home or for neighbors etc.
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I think you have a point. It wasnât while you where around. They where supposed to be watching them. Plus the other children might have something to do with it too. I would probably offer to pay half but not the whole thing.
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If my child broke the computer it is 100% my responsibility to replace it. Anything my kids do is on me. Iâm responsible for them. Iâm their parent.
Pay for the computer and teach your child how to respect others homes.
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More details are needed. I have never asked another parent to replace anything a child has broken in my home. Now if a child intentionally broke something then I would speak with the parents & probably want at least a partial reimbursement. But as far as normal accidents go, no. If I invite the child into my home Iâm responsible for keeping control of their behavior & safety while there. If the child got hurt I would be considered responsible for it, & I see this as being similar. Also if the kids were rough housing & broke and item well itâs never just one kid rough housing is it. So full details would be needed before deciding.
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Itâs amazing how almost everyone concurs about how to handle the situation and yet there is someone out there that doesnât believe they should be accountable for their childâs actions because she didnât ask for them to stay over. Also, how many times do accidents happen right in front of our faces. I donât care how well you watch kids, accidents happen. The other scary thing is if you donât trust the person to be honest with you on what happened why are you allowing your child to stay there?
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Iâd say they should have been watching them better. Unless my kid wasnât listening to them or whatever. I really think ultimately thatâs their responsibility
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I think it depends on the situation honestly and the full story behind it. Personally I would most likely replace it because my child broke it if thatâs what actually happened. 
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I personally feel you should thatâs what I would do and in my opinion itâs a learning lesson for the child as well that actions have consequences not âohhh well why did you let him spend the night.â
Not a good response but thatâs my opinion
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Find out exactly what happenedâŚtalk to the parentsâŚsee how they would like to proceed in that situationâŚi would offer somethingâŚbut know the facts firstâŚ
If it was an accident the parents should be understanding enough to work with you on how it needs to be replaced or whateverâŚi wouldnât not do or not give anythingâŚmy conscience would eat me alive
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As a parent myself, if my son asked if his friend could stay the night and I said yes, if something gets broke and they blame the other kid, I know my child was involved. They get rowdy. I hear them. But Iâm not going to ask the other parent for money. My house, under my supervision, my responsibility. You dont make parents pay when kids break something at school or at their first job. Itâs an accident.
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If your child grabbed the computer without permission and broke it yes⌠if they allowed him to use it and it was in fact an accident Iâd say not.
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Yup!
My daughters friend knocked over her tv when they were playing. I didnât make a big deal about it.m bc friendship is more important then valuables but the next day the mom brought the same tv over and said the little girl admitted it was an accident and she apologized again.
If the parents donât ask I would find out what kind of computer and give 50% or pay for the whole thing if your kid did it theyâre responsible
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Gross. Iâd be embarrassed to ask this. Replace it and teach your child not to mess with other peopleâs things.
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Yes, you are responsible. And by not paying and not taking responsibilityâŚyou are teaching your child itâs okay to damage someoneâs property without consequences.
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a parent is ultimately responsible for their child until they are 18 years oldâŚaccording to the courts.
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Itâs kinda hard. I fell like yes it is your kid your responsibility, but also feel like the adults who were responsible for the child at the time of the incident should be responsible.
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Umm of course your responsibile for everything your child does accident or not if u choose to allow them to visit another person home ur still responsible for there behavior outcome I think if there child broke something at ur home u would feel same way they should help replace or fix the damage
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Personally I would throw them like $100 to go toward it, than I would not let my kid stay there any more because they are not being watched very well!
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Of course itâs your responsibility. Itâs your child breaking something.i honestly donât even see how this would be a question
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I absolutely would replace it. My dog ran in the neighbors house and stole a childs stuffed animal. Two days later I was at their door with the replacement and an extra stuffed animal to make ammends
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I would. But thatâs me. I would be super bummed if a kid came to my house and broke something of mine - but would never expect the parents to pay⌠But would be happy if they offered 
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Sounds like they might be trying to scam you for a new computer. I wouldnât and I wouldnât send my kid back over to their house again
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I would offer to help replace it⌠But not 100% pay for it as the adults SHOULD HAVE been supervising and it was an accident
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And this mentality is why we have kids growing up taking no responsibility for their actions 
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