Join Maria as she speaks with Leslie Bonci, nutritionist talking about WHAT’S IN YOUR PANTRY? Next, Christina Schmidt, the author of The Baby Bistro, The Baby Bistro Box, and The Toddler Bistro Box. Talking about Counting (and Eating!) Your Blessings: How You Can Enjoy the Bounty of Fall Foods With Your Toddler. Then, Don Goewey Stress-Elimination Expert and author of the best-selling book, Mystic Cool. And, Sue Perry , Deputy Editor of ShopSmart, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, talks about - holiday tipping. Find out the right amount to give your child’s schoolteacher, hairdresser, housekeeper and other service providers.

Join Maria as she speaks with Marianna Olszewski, Author of Live it, Love it, Earn it, A Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom. Next, Carol Savage, Registered Dietitian with a specific interest in children's nutrition a regular contributor to the Online program Your Family Today. Then, the Mom’s Roundtable discusses the Challenges mothers have with staying on top of it all? Or looking like we are staying on top of it all?

Join Maria as she speaks with Amilya Antonetti, author of The Broken Cookie Syndrome: Your Life Can Be More Than Crumbs. Next, Michele Howe, co-author of Burdens Do a Body Good: Meeting Life's Challenges with Strength (and Soul). And our Mom’s Roundtable discusses the Challenges of finding a babysitter and/or how to handle the grandparents as the babysitter/caretaker.