“I came home from work early and what do I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the back yard.”
It worked. Someone plunked down almost $10,000 for the coveted video game. Quite a lot, considering Guitar Hero III retails for only $90. That makes an eBay sale a much better discipline tactic than a tired old grounding— because, then what do you get? Just a disgruntled teenage in your house 24/7.

Here are other ways you can harness the power of the World Wide Web and discipline your child at the same time. Who knows, you might win a Webby Award!
The Grounded Cam: 24-hour footage of a pissed off teen doing nothing.

Create a super-personalized Web site: Start a site every time you’re disappointed in your child, complete with pictures and blog. Sell ads targeted to tweens.
Here are some that aren’t already taken:
www.jason_smith_stole_a_candybar.com
www.tiiffany_reynolds_is_too_young_to_date.net
www.bobby_broke_a_vase.com

With Ebay you can publicly humiliate your child AND turn a nice profit. Recently, a woman put her son’s entire collection of Pokemon cards up for sale with a lengthy explanation of his crime. (He tried to sneak a pack into her shopping cart) She inadvertently won an avid following for her shrewd parenting and has since started her own high-traffic blog.

Want your piece of the pie?