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December 2018 • Volume 35 • Issue 10 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 Patrick Hempfing • Deborah Williams Kathy Lundquist • Myrna Beth Haskell Mike Daugherty /WNYFamily /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 © 2018 Western New York Family, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without permission is strictly prohibited. Inclu- sion 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 re- placed if we do not receive an address change before issue mailing date. Where It’s At! Merry Christmas! Features: 6 n More Meaning, Less Stress: 8 Memory Making Christmas Traditions that Discourage Materialism by Shannon Dean Regulars: 8 n 10 Commandments of Christmas by Christa Melnyk Hines 10 n Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Kids by Tiffany Doerr Guerzon 16 n Explore & More’s New Canalside Home is Almost Ready! 19 n EXPLORING EDUCATION A Special Pull-Out Section • STEM/STEAM Programs in Elementary School • Igniting STEM • Get Your STEM On: Best Sites for Science-Minded Kids • A Dozen STEM Activities to Engage Kids of All Ages • 16 Toys That’ll Boost Kids Knowledge, Understanding and Interest in STEM • 5 Things You Can Start Doing Today to Raise a Moti- vated Learner • Success in School: 5 Ways to Build Your Child’s Critical Thinking Skills • Get Artsy With It! 12 Benefits of Exposing Your Children to Fine Arts • A Former Homeschooling Mom Tells All • Expect Memories Not Mayhem from the Middle School Years • Time to Stand Up and Say…Yikes! When Your Child Fears Public Speaking • Countdown to College: Tips to Help Students Find Their Fit 49 n Wegmans Adds to its Lineup of Kids Programming 69 n The Family Pet Happy Holidays - Let’s Keep It That Way Directories: 15 n Let’s Party 5 n Web Finds / What’s New In The Kid Biz 12 n Pick of the Literature by Dr. Donna Phillips 14 n Raising Digital Kids Savvy Shopping: A Guide to Tech Gifts by Mike Daugherty 18 n Calendar of Events 50 n Family Travel Jamestown by Deborah Williams 52 n Dad & Daughter Discussions And the Winner Is… by Patrick & J.L. Hempfing 53 n Parent Previews Christopher Robin by Rod Gustafson 54 n Dear Teacher by Peggy Gisler & Marge Eberts 64 n Special Needs Accessible Activities in Western New York 66 n Tweens and Teens A Perfect Bond: Benefits of Reciprocal Relationships Between Teens and the Elderly by Myrna Beth Haskell 68 n Single Parenting Promises You Can Keep by Diane Dierks, LMFT 70 n The Kid Friendly Kitchen Cutout Cookies by Kathy Lundquist 71 n The Kiddie Gourmet Penny Lane Cafe & Music Venue by Barbara Blackburn 55 n Wellness Choices 56 n Gifts Galore 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 December 2018 WNY Family 3