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April 2019 • Volume 36 • Issue 2 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! Having a Baby! Features: 6 n What's Your Pregnancy IQ? by Christa Melnyk Hines 8 n Showered in Support: 10 Baby Shower Gifts That Make Parenting a Newborn Easier by Christina Katz 10 n 12 Ways to Support A New Mom by Sarah Lyons 12 n Baby Quirks: Strange (But Normal!) Things Babies Do by Christa Melnyk Hines 14 n 7 Apps New Parents Will Find Helpful by Tanni Haas, Ph.D. 16 n The Easter Bunny Is Coming! Fun New Easter Morning Hunts by Jan Pierce 18 n Springtime Fun: High Tea with Your Princes & Princesses by Jan Pierce THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD A Special Pull-Out Section 29 n • Diagnosis at Birth ~ A Local Mom Shares Her Family's Experience ~ A Physician's Perspective • Autism: Early Identification is Crucial • Confidence & Joy: Essentials for Children with Learn- ing Differences • Technology: Helping Children with Special Needs Explore, Communicate & Learn • Get in the Game! Physical Fitness Benefits ALL Kids! • Disaster Preparedness for Families with Special Needs • 5 Things to Know About Parents of Children with Special Needs • Caring for the Caretaker: How to Provide Support • How a Pool Party Sparked a Wave of Gratitude • Accessibility a Priority at New Explore & More 70 n Shape the Future: 5 Ways to Position Your Kids Into a Top College by Frances Kweller 75 n The Family Pet Regulars: 5 n Web Finds / What’s New In The Kid Biz 20 n Pick of the Literature by Dr. Donna Phillips 22 n Family Travel Ohio's Lake Erie Islands by Deborah Williams 24 n Raising Digital Kids Say What?! Speaking the Language of Generation Z by Mike Daugherty 26 n Dad & Daughter Discussions Spare the Bug by Patrick & J.L. Hempfing 27 n Parent Previews Mary Poppins Returns by Kristen Hawkes 28 n Calendar of Events 56 n Dear Teacher by Peggy Gisler & Marge Eberts 58 n Tweens and Teens Too Young To Die: Helping Your Teen Cope with the Death of a Friend by Myrna Beth Haskell 72 n Single Parenting Dating with Children: Part 1 by Diane Dierks, LMFT 78 n The Kid Friendly Kitchen Happy Easter! by Kathy Lundquist 79 n The Kiddie Gourmet Je Ne Sais Quoi by Barbara Blackburn Directories: 21 n 60 n 76 n 77 n 79 n Choosing Childcare Summer Camps 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 April 2019 WNY Family 3