A mother in North Dakota handed out the ultimate punishment to her daughter this week – she sold her Katy Perry concert tickets online. Cindy Bjerke said she was selling the tickets because her daughter had been disrespectful, writing “spoiled brat daughter doesn’t deserve these tickets” on a Facebook page. The post received a huge amount of attention, with some saying that the matter should have been dealt with privately, and others applauding Bjerke for disciplining her daughter in such a clever way.

Were you ever given an ingenious or unique punishment as a child? Did your family dole out reprimands in a manner you never saw other families use? Do you have kids, and find yourself dreaming up more and more eccentric ways to instil discipline in your house? Tell us about the funniest or strangest ways to tell off a child.