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his bucket list trip all started with a text from my friend Brian Patrick Flynn. I’m part of his team for all of the HGTV dream homes he designs and have heard about his apartment in Iceland for years. Brian and his husband Hollis fell in love with Iceland years ago and purchased an apartment in Reyjavik that they redesigned and try to enjoy whenever they can.
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With five children, there’s always someone deep in their feelings. Sometimes it depends on age and brain development, sometimes good ol’ sleep deprivation, but sometimes it’s just a personality trait! One of our kiddos has been feeling big feelings lately and I can’t always be present or dialed in to help her move through these feelings.
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From time to time I share things about our family here. Particularly things that I feel could be helpful or educational. Today I wanted to talk a little bit about our 9 year-old. I asked his permission before writing this and ran it by my ultimate radar: how will he feel about it when he’s 17. And every way I looked at it, I wanted to share our story.
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As some of you may know, I taught 1st grade for 5 years and then worked as a K-8 guidance counselor for another 5 years. My favorite type of lesson plan was one that revolved around a picture book. I would say all of these ideas would be appropriate for an elementary schooler and some could even be adapted for a preschooler with some adult support!
