All parents have different methods of punishing their kids, with the end goal always being the same - to condition them into fearing another 'telling off'.
Most of the time it's the case of being sent to bed early, being grounded or not being able to watch TV, but as we said, everyone is different.
A Malaysian mother was particularly unique when scolding her daughter - she chained her to a lamp post after she bunked a day off school.
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The mother is being investigated by police after motorists discovered the eight-year-old with her right leg chained to a pole in a car park in Kuala Lumpur.
Leaving the girl to feel embarrassed and probably to scare the crap out of her, the mother allegedly left her there with a bottle of water. Fortunately, police turned up at the car park after a witness alerted them to the situation, and waited for the girl's mum to return so she could unlock the chain.
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The pair were taken to a local police station to hear their version of events, with the mother conceding that chaining up her daughter was her own fault after missing school.
"We established that it was the first time the girl was chained," Assistant Police Commissioner Mohammad Azlin Sadari said. "It was decided to let the mother go home with her daughter, warning her not to do it again."
Whether it was the first, second or third time, it's not really a great way to handle things.
Commissioner Sadari later said that she is not necessarily free from her own punishment, as officers are currently investigating the case under a local Child Act dealing with neglect of a child.
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