The top 10 ways children damage their parents’ homes

The Independent reports that the average child in the UK will cause £5,000 damage in their parents’ homes by the time they reach 18.

Apparently 3 year olds are the most destructive, according to the ‘True Cost of a Child’ report.

It lists the most common damage caused at home as:

1. Spilling food and drink on the carpets (63%)
2. Smashing plates and crockery (35%)
3. Drawing and painting on the walls (33%)
4. Breaking vases, pictures and photo frames (24%)
5. Tearing wallpaper from the walls (22%)
6. Jumping on beds until they break (15%)
7. Breaking windows playing sports in the garden (10%)
8. Damaging the TV playing computer games (9%)
9. Putting food and drink in electrical objects (7%)
10. Hiding valuables in the washing machine (6.6%)

The report shows that after the age of 10, levels of household destruction gradually fall until children reach 16 at which point the damage levels start to rise once again.

from Property UpdateProperty Update http://propertyupdate.com.au/top-10-ways-children-damage-parents-homes/