Mimi Stuart is the owner of the Children's Acting Academy in NYC and joins Michelle to talk about the history of the academy and her classes and shows for all ages. The winter season is starting soon! She also offers terrific tips if interested in getting your children involved in acting and/or modeling. Check out her program here!

Thanksgiving is just a few days away. You’ve made the lists, you’ve invited the family, you’ve done the shopping and now, if you bought a frozen turkey, it’s go time. That means it’s time to take that turkey out of the freezer. Charla Draper, is an expert with the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, and joins Michelle to discuss when the best time is to defrost the turkey and how best to prepare for Thanksgiving.

SafeRide4Kids.com is on a mission to save lives and reduce emotional suffering by preventing children from being injured or killed in car crashes, from conception forward.
Greg Durocher, CEO of SafeRide4Kids.com. got his start in Child Passenger Safety back in 2000, when he was early in his career as firefighter & paramedic. He has been an instructor of the Child Passenger Technician certification curriculum since 2001 and is still a member of the instructor team in Colorado. His wife, Amie, has been an certified Child Passenger Safety Technician since 2003. Michelle talks to Greg about this wonderful car seat safety device that can be your answer for traveling and not schleping the heavy car seats anymore to the airport!


Thanksgiving is the busiest travel week of the year when parents face the stress of traffic and sometimes the challenge of dealing with a child who is car sick. Pediatrician and Social Media Star Dr. Mona Amin talks about factors that can cause kids to feel queasy while traveling and provide tips for helping little ones avoid car sickness.