07/11/2025
You can feel it creeping in. Your tolerance is thinner. That sense of humour you usually rely on? Barely there. Things you'd normally brush past now feel insurmountable. You're heading into the final stretch, and it shows everywhere. Behaviours are shifting. Routines keep getting disrupted. Everyone's regulation capacity (including yours) is running on empty. And you're exhausted.
Here's what I need you to know:
You're working incredibly hard with the tools you have right now.
Understanding temperament doesn't add to your workload. It helps you respond with compassion and clarity instead of second-guessing every decision you make.
Research shows that when educators understand temperament frameworks, they respond with precision and empathy rather than frustration (Rothbart & Bates, 2006, Handbook of Child Psychology).
Here's what actually changes when you match your approach to each child's neurobiological needs:
The behaviours that puzzled you start making sense. You're not guessing anymore. You're responding from understanding.
The strategies you choose become more effective. You know why something works for this child but not that one.
You feel more confident in your responses. Less second-guessing. More certainty.
You stop wondering "am I doing this right?" You start knowing "this child needs this specific support right now."
You deserve to end this year feeling capable, not depleted.
Understanding temperament won't make the hard days disappear. But it will help you make sense of them and respond with the confidence you've earned.
Take the Educator Quiz: https://www.supadupakids.com/Temperament_Quiz/
Take the Child Temperament Quiz: https://www.supadupakids.com/temperament-quiz-child
