tired but still thinking too much...

I have worked a long day today...my brain be mush...I write later. But I leave you with one thought that be in me brain...

if a child acts inappropriately (misbehaves), is it not likely that this is a symptom of an underlying problem? Now keep in mind that the children I work with are labeled as "emotionally disturbed" and have been through traumas in their short lives. Now, their (mis)behaviors are a result of their lives thus far. It seems that the focus needs to be less on the (mis)behaviors themselves and on the underlying problem instead. It seems that the behaviors are a symptom, not the problem.

I am beginning to look at things a new way...

and will continue to look at them tomorrow, for I am done looking at them tonight!!!

Goodnight, internet world. Missy puppy dog and I are going to bed early, while the thunderstorms are rumbling through!!