I would break down the message into Q&A. Either what I'm saying needs more research or I'm successful in waking someone up for some period of time (this is not always pretty). I'm just guessing here: if you have been discouraged for what you're trying to say you might need to wake up to that too. I tend to believe this: there is no way you can fail if you're really awake. In other words, one can always be more awake if the situation requires it. Of course, awake has many levels. Also IMV, it is not an insult to not be awake so hope you don't take offence; it is a state one can and certainly will go in and out of.

Of course you may have older kids and I'm way out of my league here and have no experience or idea what I'm talking about (my boy is 6)!!