Being a parent means having a lot of questions. And when it comes to your kids' health, sound medical advice is more important than ever. For our story on
the 5 Health Questions Every Parent Asks, we asked the experts - doctors at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine - what questions they hear most often from parents this time of year.
Our experts told us that parents are concerned about allergies and asthma (not surprising since St. Louis is a hotbed of both); BPA in plastic bottle and food packaging; how to help your child eat a healthier diet; the status of autism research; and whether children should be vaccinated against common childhood illnesses like the flu and H1N1. Click on the video below to watch our health writer, Amy De La Hunt, talk with Channel 4's Virginia Kerr on Awake with KMOV about this story:
Click here to read the full story and get the answers to these questions from the experts.
March brings a very special kind of tropical madness to the Butterfly House in Faust Park! Thousands of breathtaking Blue Morpho butterflies take up residence to welcome spring.
See the amazing sea lions at the Saint Louis Zoo perform for the crowd and cheer them on from the bleachers as the popular Sea Lion Spring Training Shows return. You'll see these beautiful animals perform flipper walks, ball balancing, Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, lots of splashing and even more surprises!
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
Hop into story time with Peter Rabbit at The Magic House! This Peter Rabbit-themed story time is interactive and includes a surprise appearance by Peter Rabbit himself.