A kid, standing in his driveway, was holding a strange sign Saturday morning in Spokane, Wa. 

His mom, Talesha Roberson, thought she might try something a little different to teach him a lesson.

His scarlet letter was put on him because he stole an iPod from another student kid at school.

It's not the first time the parents have caught the 14-year-old thieving, and it's a process that Roberson wants to stop.

Not everyone thinks she's doing this the right way, but it's a lesson Roberson hopes will stick.