After getting so far in the weeds I couldn’t see the sky anymore, I grabbed my copy of Elizabeth Pantley’s The No Cry Discipline Solution.
I’m feeling much better now. A bit of perspective, a few new techniques, some reinforcement for our AP style, and a welcome reminder that all the stuff I used to do was very well grounded in child development and therefore might work again.
Sigh. Pantley brought some welcome help for our sleep issues (not a solution, by any stretch, but some help) and is now my new best friend for getting back to teaching and away from yelling. She might just be my Valentine this year.
You poor thing. This too shall pass. Good luck :-)
Just sending along hugs…I don’t know how you’re managing the inevitable exhaustion that accompanies sleep issues, but I echo faemom. Soon, soon, soon.
((((naptime))))
Oh, and this is yer ole pal OV but I’m rechristened.