Gia Valenti talks to Nichole Dawsey, the executive director of The National Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse - St. Louis Area (NCADA-STL). Find out ways to talk to your kids about vaping, marijuana, drinking, and Kratom. Find out more at http://ncada-stl.org/ Contact Gia at https://www.learnwithmoxie.com/ 

Gia Valenti welcomes back media literacy expert and Webster University professor Julie Smith. Find out why we should be educating our teens on what makes social media so addictive. Find out more about Julie at heyjuliesmith.com Contact Gia at learnwithmoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to author  Suzanne Venker (suzannevenker.com) about how important gender roles are when it comes to parenting and the trouble with planning a life assuming you'll have 2 incomes. Buy Suzanne's latest book Women Who Win at Love: How to Build a Relationship That Lasts. Find out more at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Rob Very of FORE Home Remodeling LLC (facebook.com/forehomeremodeling) about what it's like being a father of 6, an entrepreneur, and a man of faith. Find out why he sometimes takes his kids to big business meetings, and no, it's not because he couldn't get a sitter. Find out more at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Eric Nepute of Nepute Wellness. Find out what our children should be doing and eating in order to stay healthy. HINT, it doesn't include sitting in a chair all day at school. Find out more at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to John Yehling of guiderightassessments.com and counselor Michelle Steeg of michellesteeg.com. Find out ways you can identify mental health issues with your children and what to do about it. Contact Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Hear Gia's common sense approach to dissecting articles, television specials, and other media forms aimed at “educating” us on our kids and device use. Do upper class families spend less time on screens? What happens to children's brains when they watch other kids play on YouTube? Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

In honor of Suicide Prevention Week, Gia talks to Marian McCord of CHADS Coalition for Mental Health. Marian shares her painful story of losing her son Chad 15 years ago by suicide and how the coalition founded in his honor has gone on to serve parents and educators and save young lives.  Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Tracy Rumpf of wetnoseproject.org about the many ways having a pet can improve a child's life and how the Wet Nose Project supports rescues in need. Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Ray Barile, head athletic trainer for the 2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION St. Louis Blues! Find out what it's like working in the NHL and the expectations that were put on Ray's kids who played hockey in school. ALSO, Ray teases what he has planned for his day with the cup. Find out more about gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Julie Smith, a media literacy expert. Find out what questions you should be asking yourself whenever you watch the news or see a commercial. Who is sending the message and why? Find out more about gia at LearnWithMoxie.comFind out more about Julie at heyjuliesmith.com