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August 2020 • Volume 37 • Issue 6 /WNYFamily EDITOR & PUBLISHER Michele Miller GENERAL MANAGER Paul Kline SALES REPRESENTATIVES Jennifer Staebell Paul Kline GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Karen Wawszczyk Melanie Schroeder CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Blackburn • Donna Phillips Richard De Fino • Deborah Williams Kathy Lundquist • Myrna Beth Haskell Mike Daugherty /WNYFamily /WNYFamily Visit Our Web Site www.wnyfamilymagazine.com To Reach Us: Advertising Department [email protected] Calendar Submissions [email protected] Subscriptions [email protected] Editorial Submissions [email protected] MAILING ADDRESS: 3147 Delaware Ave., Suite B Buffalo, NY 14217 Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] PRINTED BY: Commercial Printing Division The Post-Journal, Jamestown WE ARE AN AUDITED PUBLICATION CIRCULATION (copies printed): 20,000 © 2020 Western New York Family, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without permission is strictly prohibited. Inclusion of an advertisement does not constitute an endorsement by the publisher. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS: MAILED FIRST CLASS, IN AN ENVELOPE SAME DAY ISSUE IS DELIVERED FROM THE PRINTER: $28 one year, $52 two years, $75 three years. Phone & online orders accepted with credit cards. Gift subscriptions available. Single copies & back issues by mail, $2.50. IF YOU MOVE: Missed issues will not be replaced if we do not receive an address change before issue mailing date. Where It’s At! Summer Fun Features: 6 n 65 Ideas for Summer Fun by Christina Katz 8 n 6 Budget-Friendly Backyard Activities by Dolores Smyth 10 n Backyard Games Will Always Be Favorites by Katy M. Clark 12 n 7 Ways to Keep Kids Socialized from a Distance by Kerrie McLoughlin 14 n The Good Kid Bag by Susan Sundwall 15 n Virtual Summer Camp by Tanni Haas, Ph.D. 46 n The Family Pet The Heat Is On! Regulars: 5 n Web Finds / FAMILY What’s New In The Kid Biz 18 n Family Travel Try a Treehouse for Your Vacation! by Deborah Williams 22 n Raising Digital Kids Detective Mom by Mike Daugherty 24 n Journey Into Fatherhood Preparations (and Countdown) to the Big Day by Richard De Fino 25 n Parent Previews Summer Adventure Movies by Kirsten Hawkes 26 n Pick of the Literature by Dr. Donna Phillips 35 n Dear Teacher by Peggy Gisler & Marge Eberts 36 n Special Needs Mild Cerebral Palsy by Suzanne Koup-Larsen 38 n Tweens and Teens Safety First: Is Your Freshman Armed with Safety Strategies for Campus Living? by Myrna Beth Haskell 40 n Single Parenting Help, My Child is a Miniature “Ex”! by Diane Dierks, LMFT 44 n The Kid Friendly Kitchen Burgers by Kathy Lundquist 47 n The Kiddie Gourmet Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill/ Soliday’s by Barbara Blackburn Directories: 16 n Choosing Childcare 28 n The Fit Family 42 n Wellness Choices 47 n Let’s Party You’ll find FREE courtesy copies of WNY Family at all Buffalo area Wegmans and 300 locations including Public Libraries, Doctors’ Offices, Child Care Centers and many of our advertisers. (Look for us INSIDE Wegmans on the racks where newspapers are sold or at the service desk... but we’re still FREE...Copies are restocked twice a week, but they go fast!) Find this entire issue online at www.wnyfamilymagazine.com August 2020 WNY Family 3