Moxie Minutes with Gia

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

Gia Valenti talks to Jamie Allman about fun ways to teach your children about history without getting too political. It doesn’t matter which party you subscribe to, the importance of teaching your children about history, ideas vs.politics, our Founding Fathers, the privilege of voting..... Jamie Allman has done just that with his 5 children of varying ages. This is a sensible conversation about when and how you begin the dialogue and some great bits of advice all parents need to hear. You can listen to Jamie on Allman in the Morning on 1380 and 105.3 The Answer and TheAnswerSTL.com M-F 6 am-10 am. Find out more about gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to World Series Champion Barry Weinberg about youth and sports. Barry shares stories and advice from his 46 year career in the MLB as a head athletic trainer, senior medical advisor, and assistant to player development. Also, Barry teases a few stories from his upcoming book eatingmywaythroughbaseball.com which is about all the amazing people he's had the honor of dining with. Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Kristen A. Jenson Author about her book 'Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn Proofing Today's Young Kids'. Find out how porn is changing our kids' brains and what you can do to help them avoid seeing it. If you have any questions you can contact Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks with her friend Tina about recovering from the loss of a child. Find out why her marriage was able to survive such a tragedy and what it was like having children after her loss. Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Erin Kelley from StepUp St. Louis about kids and substance abuse. Find out why even nicotine-free vapes may be mislabeled. Find out more about Gia at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia talks to Robert C. Vogel about the Lindbergh Upstanders Anti-Bullying Collaborative. Find out some steps you can take if your child is being bullied and the school isn't doing enough to fix and prevent the problem. Find out more about at LearnWithMoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to Eric Zuzack about helping people end their porn addictions and the dangers our kids face everyday as soon as you give them a smart device. Contact Gia at www.learnwithmoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to counselor Michelle Steeg. Find out why parents should not be texting their kids while they are at school and how online grading is making things worse. Contact Gia at www.learnwithmoxie.com

Gia Valenti talks to her good friend Michelle about being a wife and a mother of 8 kids. Find out what makes a strong family and why making the kids set their own alarm clocks gives them a sense of responsibility. Send your questions to the Learn With Moxie Facebook page.

Host Gia Valenti talks to her friend Mike, a school teacher, father, and husband about how technology is changing kids in a dangerous way. Find out ways you can reduce screentime without the temper tantrums. Send your questions to the Learn With Moxie Facebook page.

Suzanne Venker, author of THE TWO-INCOME TRAP and the upcoming WOMEN WHO WIN AT LOVE, talks about marriage and how it relates to parenting. Find out why planning a life with your partner assuming you'll both have a full-time job can be a mistake. Buy her books at www.suzannevenker.com

Gia Valenti talks to John Yehling about how GuideRight Assessments can help get ahead of mental health issues before the tragedy happens. Find out more at www.guiderightassessments.com

Tune in to Moxie Minutes with Gia, Saturday Mornings at 10 to learn about ALL THINGS PARENTING. Moxie Minutes with Gia is the closest you'll get to that manual that doesn't come with your kids. Educators, physicians, therapists, and ministers will join Gia to discuss sleep habits, over scheduling, homework, mental health, tech and so much more. Submit your questions on Facebook at the Learn With Moxie Facebook page. And tune in to Moxie Minutes with Gia every Saturday morning at 10. Moxie Minutes with Gia is brought to you by Allstate Insurance, The Doug Foelsch Agency