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As we come out of the family-heavy Fourth of July weekend, it's a good time to ask: Any outrageous comments to report? Did an alleged loved one say something you're still seething over? Share it on the Readers Respond page for toxic tales.

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Weekly Round-Up: Week of July 6

Sunday July 12, 2009
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.

New Articles Weekday Reflections Sites of the Day Blog Posts Updated Pages

Bingo, Books, and More FunThings to Do

Saturday July 11, 2009

A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a weekend's worth of amusement needed, something more intensive is called for. So be sure to stop by here every week for your super-sized listing of Five Fun Things to Do Today -- including a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and a site for grownups that's just silly or fun. Today's list:

  1. Activity: Sound Bingo
  2. Kids' Site: Book Adventure
  3. Shopping: MobilityVille
  4. Humor: Morph
  5. Just for Fun: "Every Indie Romance in a Song"

This Week in Comments: iTunes, CP, Mady G

Friday July 10, 2009

Here's a list of posts that have received one or more comments this week:

What's on your mind today? Speak out in the comments below, or add your opinion to the posts above.

Read more: Special Needs News | Site of the Day | Parenting Special Needs Forum

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Weekday Reflection: Changes

Friday July 10, 2009

Read: "I wonder at how much he's changed me, and the ways I'm so much stronger than I ever was before. I wonder if, without the common milestones, we have somehow made a thousand tiny steps, that I appreciate far more." -- Nia Wyn, Blue Sky July, this week's featured book.

Reflect: Do I appreciate how much being the parent of a child with special needs has changed me? Do I think those changes are good or bad?

Respond: Read my Love Notes for Special Parents and consider how many of them apply to you. These are traits you have gained or developed as the loving and advocating parent of a child with special needs. Give yourself a pat on the back, and your child a hug for the help.

Every weekday, take a moment to read, reflect, and respond to a passage from a book, blog, or article. ... More Reflections

Also new today: Site of the Day | Today's News and Views | Tip of the Day

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