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 that's just silly or fun. Today's list:

1. Activity: Tree of Thanks
2. Kids' Site: Shape Poems
3. Shopping: Wheelchair FX
4. Inspiration: "Every Smile a Memory: Cassidy, Dierks, and the Transformative Power of Friendship"
5. Just for Fun: Daily Grommet

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

• Freeze Items Exposed to Head Lice
• Just What Did That Thimerosal-Autism Study Say, Anyway?
• Marlee Matlin Can Take a Joke, But That Doesn't Make It Funny
• Weekday Reflection: Building Up, Tearing Down
• Does Your Child Hoard Things?
• Autistic Kids, Violent Adults
• Christmas Gift Ideas, Triumphs, and Disasters
• Wordless Wednesday: Flash Cards on Wheels
• Five Things Pediatricians Do That Drive Me Crazy
• Glee and Faking Disabilities

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

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Looking for something to put on your Christmas list? Consider adding some books about your child's disability, books to improve behavior or family relationships, books to inspire you to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I've reviewed more than 200 books for this Parenting Special Needs website, and you can find them indexed by both title and topic. Do a little browsing on the virtual shelves here, so you'll know what to ask others to put under the tree for you.

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Read: "There is no standard formula for parenting. Between the endpoints of doing too much and not doing enough, you find lots of variability." -- Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel, from Late, Lost, and Unprepared, this week's featured book.

Reflect: Which endpoint does my parenting fall closer to, too much or not enough? Do I need to adjust that? What would my child say?

Respond in the comments with your own thoughts on this quote and how it applies to your life with your child.

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

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