how did he had ur card number? & how you could'nt find it out on the first charge? as ur saying whenever i send him in his room, so it didnt happen like once. so either ur stupid or lieng. & i hope u r lieng coz if not, u r STUPID

take the iPod away you nitwit... 'here go to your room as punishment but keep the tool that allows games, music, instant messengers, tv, movies and books' ydi

I really hope the iPod is currently sitting in your bedroom under lock and key and anything else that can go online is also taken away

OP is an idiot. Take the damn iPod, take his computer, his cell phone, and hold them ALL till the $600 is paid back. The kid wants to disrespect me like a spoiled brat? I'd take away all the shit I'd gotten him and then say "are you feeling lucky now, kid?"

so what valuable parenting lesson has been learned by you today OP? answer: your kid DOES NOT need your credit card information. in fact, your kid does not need a real credit card until he/she can pay the bill.

I agree with number 10. Your credit card shouldn't be linked to your son at all. Also, you need to take away his iPod.

sell all his stuff until $1000 is made up. $1000 because he has to learn about interest sometime. The $400 you make, spend on doctor bills from destroying that spoiled bastard

make him work to pay it off. i sure wouldnt just let him get away with it.

Here's a thought, take the damn thing away. It's not actually vital to his survival, and he clearly doesn't deserve it. He has no respect for you or the things you provide, so stop spoiling him and only provide him with the bare minimum he needs to survive. I'm so tired of everyone bitching about how kids are today, and yet no one actually takes any steps to change anything. Wake up people, it is the parent's fault, DO something already.

Now, its normal for a kid to act up when its being punished. Usually by crying, screaming, and throwing its toys around. But when a kid spends $600 as a payback for being sent to its room. That is too much. That is so far over the line, its almost unbelieveable. So, the proper thing to do is to punish the child. But, you also need to explain to him why hes being punished. If he doesnt understand the value of money, or the severe consequences that his actions may have caused, then he needs new boundaries. So for starters, you need to take the iPod off him for a while. When you give it back to him, make sure that the account is password protected, and with not credit card info on there. So he cant repeat this situation. As stated in some of the other comments, youu may be able to get a refund for those app purchases, in which case, good :) Now, you never mentioned how old the child was, so to make them pay for it, could be next to impossible. However, you can make them do other things to help out. I mean, that $600 could have been for rent, or food shopping, or a bank payment. But, the kid can be made to clean up after dinners, or mow the lawns. There needs to be some kind of effort to contribute back for the money spent. So, in short: No iPod for a while. Say a month. When they get it back, NO CREDIT CARD INFO Repayment, whether in chores or actual money. No pocket money for a while, or a very very small amount. Kids these days.....