Pop & Talk

I am so tired of threatening my two year old with “Do I need to spank you?” I feel the harsh glare of people around me when I bend down and whisper it during a fit or other poor behavior. Notice I say “whisper” because I normally feel like weird about shouting it out.

I decided that as an attorney handling a large amount of Child Welfare cases, threats of physical discipline might be frowned upon. The truth is, she never really gets a spanking. The threat of spanking has always been followed with a small pop on the butt and a discussion on why the behavior was inappropriate. Thus, the “POP & TALK” was born. I can say it loud and proud and it is usually cue enough that she needs to reign herself in a bit.

Now I just say in a friendly voice, “You need a pop and talk?” meaning a little pop on the bottom and talk about why she can’t do what she is doing, and she replies, “No want a pop and talk.” She immediately calms down.

Our Pop & Talk’s always end with us friends again via a hug and “I love you.”