A new app called Gradestar, shows that rewarding children for tasks in a meaningful way actually helps them achieve more in the short term and also helps them develop better habits in the long run.  Co-founder Dmitriy Druk discusses how fun, play and making a game out of homework can help improve students' academic success.

Obesity continues to be a major health issue in this country.  And research just released shows an alarming percentage of infants as young as 9 months are already being fed a diet that’s too low in vegetables and whole grains and with sugar and sodium levels that are too high. Nicole Silber is a pediatric dietician and a Beech-Nut nutrition consultant and joins us to talk more about the survey results and what parents need to know.

Olympic Medal Winner Chanda Gunn, who is living with epilepsy, and Dr. Blanca Vazquez, Director of Clinical Trials and the International Program at the NYU Epilepsy Center and Director of NYU/Lutheran Epilepsy Program, join us to discuss a new comic book aimed at kids with epilepsy and bringing awareness to this condition.

Andrea Shin, MD, a practicing gastroenterologist and assistant research professor of medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis, joins us to discuss steps patients can take to help manage the various forms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

American Chronic Pain Association CEO and Pain Specialist Dr. Anita Gupta and  Penney Cowan, Founder and CEO of the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA), explain how to talk to your doctor about pain management.

Travel expert Julia Dimon shares tips on how to turn weekend getaways into adventures this Spring!