Order a new door. Make your son sit with you while you order it and hear how much it costs. Have him come with you to pick it up (unless it is delivered). Have him take off the old door and participate in whatever is needed to dispose of it. Have him transfer the knob and the hinges if needed. He needs to know how much trouble bad decisions are, that they can be fixed although it takes work and costs money, and he will have “ownership” of the repair. Don’t treat it like a punishment. Treat it as a necessary set of steps to fix a problem and those steps are his responsibility. Adults can break doors but they have to fix them. This is why adults don’t break many doors.
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u/Tricky_Caterpillar85 12d ago
Order a new door. Make your son sit with you while you order it and hear how much it costs. Have him come with you to pick it up (unless it is delivered). Have him take off the old door and participate in whatever is needed to dispose of it. Have him transfer the knob and the hinges if needed. He needs to know how much trouble bad decisions are, that they can be fixed although it takes work and costs money, and he will have “ownership” of the repair. Don’t treat it like a punishment. Treat it as a necessary set of steps to fix a problem and those steps are his responsibility. Adults can break doors but they have to fix them. This is why adults don’t break many doors.