We all want our kids to be successful, caring, smart humans.  There is no doubt how we talk to them now has a huge influence on who they are as adults.  Paul Axtell author of 'Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids' tells us what to say, what not to say and how we are doing so far as parents!  Plus my daughter Sophia gives her 2 cents on a few other things kids like to hear.  Recess cancelled?  no way!!

This week Irma tackles a subject no one wants to start - but if you're a parent of a girl - you have no choice.

It's all about girls getting their cycle- how to get them ready, how to make them feel ok with it, how to answer the tough questions your daughters will have.  But it's not ALL serious!!  There's plenty of laughs (can you say New Moon Party??) and few cringing moments too - (Especially for Producer Wade!)

Big thanks to Kim McCabe from http://ritesforgirls.com (http://ritesforgirls.com/) for joining us.

Its all about Halloween on this podcast.

We talk about appropriate costumes for girls, cool tracking apps for your kiddos on the big night,  how to take the best pics of kids in costumes and Producer Wade insists his favorite Halloween movie will stand the test of time - Irma says ...no way!

Plus Irma's daughter Sophia gives costume advice and 2 furry friends join the fun in the studio!

Irma talks about tablets and the techy toddlers who love them!  Well - lets face it - kids of ALL ages love the tablets and smartphones - with  games and apps that keep them interested in everything from the ABC's to MineCraft.  So how much time should your kids be in from of the tablet?  Irma talks to Andrea Benton - writer (ModernMom.com), Youtube Vlogger (raisingboys.tv) and mom to two tech savvy boys... one of which she is beating in a current game of Splatoon!

She is this weeks awesome mom on the Mom Nation Show!

Irma chats with Shannon Dougherty (not that one) and Kimberly Miller from FitMomDiet.com.  Two awesome moms who help us get a handle on meal planning for the week.  What works, what doesn't and what it takes to make a difference on the scale for us busy moms.  Listen if you already have ziploc baggies in the house - you are halfway there!!

Also - Irma and Producer Wade discuss the mysteries of tupperware lids and 8-yr old Sophia breaks down healthy after school snacks.

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Its all about back to school on this episode of Mom Nation Show.

How can parents get their kids ready for the new year, stay organized with the homework load and get involved in the class without getting in the way?  Irma talks to 3rd grade teacher Brenda Denes who breaks it down for us.  Plus what to do about that 'one kid' in every class and the influence they have on our own children.

And we hear from 8yr old Sophia again.  Irma's daughter gives advice on picking out a good book.

We talk to Nanny Matchmaker, Infant Care Specialist and Author of ‘The Nanny Chronicles of Hollywood’ Nanny Stella.

She became a household name with the hit FOX show Nanny 911 and on this episode of Mom Nation Stella Reid dishes on the Hollywood celebs and their nannies. Has the latest scandal helped or hurt her business? And you won’t believe what some people pay for a good nanny!