We've been having some issues of late with the girls using stickers in ways they shouldn't. Primarily putting stickers on surfaces that aren't meant to have stickers on them: walls, toys, furniture, etc. Our house rule for stickers has always been:
only on paper or people. Because of the aforementioned misuse of stickers, I have confiscated all stickers and only allow the girls to use them while I'm supervising them (quite a step backwards for them). Apparently I missed some sticker sheets, because this is how Katy came downstairs for dinner today. My first instinct was to get angry. After all, she had used stickers without my supervision. However instead of reprimanding, I reached for my camera. Can you see the relief shining through in her smile? I took the chance to praise her using the stickers in an acceptable way before having her bring the sheets down for me to add to my stash.
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