Children and teens across the United States are heading back to the classroom, ready for a brand new school year. While parents may be feeling a sense of relief, it’s also important that they play an active and encouraging role in their kids’ education. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is an increasingly important part of a student’s curriculum. STEM-related activities and classes offer students engaging, interesting, challenging ways to examine the world around them. But how can parents help foster an interest in STEM with their own kids? Saki Milton, educator and international STEM advocate, joins Michelle to discuss.

Back-to-School season is here, and whether your kids are already back in the classroom or soaking up the last few days of summer, this is a transition period for students. Late nights and sleeping in give way to early morning alarms, structured schedules and daily activities. This is the perfect time of year to set new guidelines for social media use. Parents can support their kids by encouraging them to use social media in a positive, supportive way while also setting appropriate boundaries on the amount of time they spend and the content they see. Dayna Geldwert, Head of Global Policy Programs at Instagram, chats with Michelle about how you can have more control over what your children see and do on Instagram.

For sports fans, one tradition defines game day more than any other, and that’s tailgating. The true enthusiast knows tailgating is more than a grill and cooler – it’s a lifestyle.When it comes to tailgating, beef is king. A new survey from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff found 73 percent of people prefer beef at a tailgate and 69 percent say a tailgate isn’t complete without beef - but that doesn’t mean you have to stick with just the traditional burgers and dogs. Erica Roby, one of the country’s leading female pitmasters,shares two recipes that show off beef’s versatility and satisfy any sports fan - birria beef street tacos, cooked on a portable flat top griddle, and shepherd pie skillet with ground beef, cooked on the portable pellet smoker.