Why the Last Week of Term Always Feels Harder (And What Actually Helps)

Here's the direct answer, because I think it's one worth hearing plainly: children get wobblier towards the end of a school term because self-control and emotional regulation work like a battery, not a tap. They run down with sustained use over days and weeks, not just hours, and by the final stretch before a break, that battery is often running on fumes. It isn't a discipline problem. It's a depletion problem.