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September 2018 • Volume 35 • Issue 7 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! Back to School! Features: 6 n Back to School: 14 Tips to Prepare Life Long Learners for Academic Success by Laura Lyles Reagan 8 n The ABC’s of a Successful School Year by Pam Molnar 26 n 28 n 32 n 12 n How to Get Your Child To Do Homework Without A Fight by Carol Tuttle 36 n 13 n Organizing Kids’ School Papers & Art Projects by Sarah Lyons 37 n 14 n Why You Should Give Your Kids An Allowance by Tanni Haas 16 n Dos and Don’ts of Giving Your Kids An Allowance by Tanni Haas 18 n 10 Great Money Management Apps for Kids by Tanni Haas 40 n Power Down the Pressure: 10 Ways to Stop Micromanaging Your Kids’ Goals by Christina Katz 38 n 42 n 44 n 46 n 54 n Pick of the Literature by Dr. Donna Phillips Calendar of Events Family Travel Don’t Forget to Put a Vacation in Your Plans! by Deborah Williams Dad & Daughter Discussions The Pencil Marks by Patrick & J.L. Hempfing Parent Previews Avengers: Infinity Wars by Kirsten Hawkes Dear Teacher by Peggy Gisler & Marge Eberts Tweens and Teens The Wrong Crowd by Myrna Beth Haskell Special Needs Steps in the Special Education Process Single Parenting Kids Have the Right to Be Kids by Diane Dierks, LMFT The Kid Friendly Kitchen What’s For Lunch? by Kathy Lundquist The Kiddie Gourmet Just Pizza & Wing Co. by Barbara Blackburn 50 n When It Comes To Your Kids, Don’t Compare by Sarah Lyons 55 n Regulars: Directories: 5 n Web Finds / What’s New In The Kid Biz 10 n Raising Digital Kids The Classrooms of Today by Mike Daugherty 20 n 34 n 48 n 51 n 53 n The Fit Family Choosing Childcare Wellness Choices Your Home 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 September 2018 WNY Family 3