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.