Stickers work!

It's been a month since I first wrote about Molly's nap time troubles and I'm happy to report that...the stickers are working! I think we've done it for 4 weeks now, with Molly going 7/10, 9/10, 6/6 (short week), and 10/10. Nap time struggles are pretty much nonexistent these days. She's even slept a few times.

This is what good behavior looks like :) Molly's teachers clearly know what types of stickers will motivate her. 

I can't give all the credit to the stickers. We talk about listening and being good at nap A LOT at home with Molly and at school with the teachers. We've brought in a few really cool books, including a princess encyclopedia (thanks, Jake and Corinne!) that make nap time a little more interesting. We've slowly been returning the toys that we initially confiscated. And we've been laying on the praise and high fives whenever she has a good day.

But I have to give most of the credit to Molly. She's been working really hard and I can tell she's proud of herself. She's listening better at school, better at home, and seems to have ditched the bratty behavior that we were so concerned about. Relief.

I know we can't spend too much time basking in the glory of Molly's sticker success. We've got to keep working on it and coming up with ways to make those two hours easier to deal with. She's got another year and half of naps to get through until Kindergarten finally starts (ugh). But I'm feeling pretty good about the way things are going right now. Next up...table manners!