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Borrowed Item Damage and Owner Agreement

Return the truth before promising the repair.

Twenty minutes before contacting the ownerFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to When Your Child Damages Something They Borrowed.

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Hypothetical example: a child cracks a neighbor’s game piece, tells the owner with a parent present, and the adults agree on the appropriate replacement.

01Keep the item and the account intact

Keep the item and record what happened.

02Prepare a truthful message to the owner

Prepare an honest owner message.

03Agree before buying or patching

Agree on the actual remedy.

04Give the child an appropriate part

Complete and verify the return.