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November 2019 • Volume 36 • Issue 9 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 © 2019 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! Happy Thanksgiving! Features: 6 n The Timeless Ties That Bind: 8 Meaningful Thanksgiving Tradition to Try this Year by Shannon Dean 8 n Teaching Gratitude to Children Through Art & Activities During Thanksgiving by Tania Cowling 10 n Go a Little Rogue for a More Gratifying Thanksgiving by Christa Melnyk Hines 12 n Celebrate Thanksgiving Charlie Brown’s Way by Pam Molnar 14 n A Way to Care & Share: The Foster Love Closet Offers Free Clothing & More to Foster Families by Christine Smyczynski 27 n “Celebrate the Power of Stories” at the 2019 WNY Children’s Book Expo 42 n 11 Ways Families Can Salute a Veteran by Christa Melnyk Hines Regulars: 5 n Web Finds / What’s New In The Kid Biz 23 n Dear Teacher by Peggy Gisler & Marge Eberts 24 n Calendar of Events 28 n Pick of the Literature by Dr. Donna Phillips 30 n Family Travel York, Pennsylvania by Deborah Williams 32 n Dad & Daughter Discussions The Joy of Letters by Patrick & J.L. Hempfing 33 n Parent Previews The Art of Racing in the Rain by Kirsten Hawkes 34 n Raising Digital Kids Admission Apps & College Consultants by Mike Daugherty 36 n Tweens and Teens Teens Need More Shut-Eye by Myrna Beth Haskell 38 n Special Needs Spreading the Cheer: 5 Ways to Keep the Holiday Season Manageable for Your Child by Krystyann Krywko, Ed.D. 40 n Single Parenting Changing the Current: Part 3 of 3 Turning Negative Energy into Positive Steps by Diane Dierks, LMFT 46 n The Kid Friendly Kitchen Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts with Craisins by Kathy Lundquist 79 n The Kiddie Gourmet The Hollow Bistro & Bar by Barbara Blackburn Directories: 16 n Gifts Galore 45 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 November 2019 WNY Family 3